If the current account balance is -$450 billion, the capital and financial account balance is $440 billion, then the official settlements balance is
A) $890 billion.
B) $0 because it is always zero.
C) $10 billion.
D) -$890 billion.
E) -$10 billion.
C
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A reduction in the price charged for luncheon specials by a downtown cafeteria will
A) affect the demand (curve) for that cafeteria's luncheons if its competitors react. B) have no effect on the demand for lunch at other downtown restaurants. C) increase the cafeteria's gross revenue from lunch business. D) increase the cafeteria's net revenue from lunch business if the demand is elastic. E) increase the cafeteria's net revenue from lunch business if the demand is inelastic.
A bank has excess reserves of $6,000 and demand deposit liabilities of $100,000 when the required reserve ratio is 20 percent. If the reserve ratio is raised to 25 percent, the bank's excess reserves will be
A) -$5,000. B) -$1,000. C) $1,000. D) $5,000.
One difference between a monopoly and a competitive firm is that
A) a monopoly is a price taker. B) a monopoly maximizes profit by setting marginal revenue equal to marginal cost. C) a monopoly faces a downward sloping demand curve. D) None of the above.
If production of an item results in negative external costs, then
A) the market price is below the socially preferred price that reflects the external costs. B) the market price is above the socially preferred price that reflects the external costs. C) market forces will always correct the problem. D) the market quantity is too low from society's point of view.