(Table) the Balance on Income Is A) $50 Billion

question 153

Multiple Choice

(Table) The balance on income is: $$\begin{array}{l}\text { Balance of Payments (billions of U.S. dollars) }\\\begin{array} { l c } \hline \text { Component } & \text { Amount } \\\text { Exports } & \$ 1,800 \\\text { Imports } & 2,300 \\\text { Income received } & 490 \\\text { Income payments } & 540 \\\text { Net transfers } & - 100 \\\text { Increase in foreign-owned } & \\\text { assets in the United States } & 700 \\\text { Increase in U.S.-owned } & \\\text { assets abroad } &100 \end{array}\end{array}$$

• A) $50 billion.
• B) $500 billion.
• C) -$500 billion.
• D) -$50 billion.

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