If the USFaces a Balance-Of-Payments Deficit on the Current Account,it Must Run

question 82

Multiple Choice

If the U.S.faces a balance-of-payments deficit on the current account,it must run a surplus on:

• A) The official settlements account
• B) The capital account
• C) Either the official settlements account or the capital account
• D) Both the official settlements account and the capital account

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Definitions:

Poisson Random Variable

Represents a statistical measure that models the number of times an event happens in a fixed interval of time or space when these events occur with a known constant mean rate independently of the time since the last event.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, calculated as the square root of variance.

Discrete Random Variable

A type of random variable that can take on a countable number of distinct values, often used to model scenarios where outcomes are countable.

Expected Number

The calculated average or mean value of a numerical random variable, representing what one expects to happen over numerous trials.