In 2008, the Current Account Balance Was -$706 Billion and the Capital

question 223

Multiple Choice

In 2008, the current account balance was -$706 billion and the capital account balance was +$711 billion.Therefore, the official settlements account balance was ________ and the balance of all payments accounts summed was ________.

• A) -$5 billion; zero
• B) +$5 billion; zero
• C) not enough information to determine; negative
• D) negative; negative
• E) positive; positive

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Definitions:

XIC Instruction

The XIC (Examine if Closed) Instruction in PLC programming is used to check if a specific input or bit status is true (i.e., on or closed) before executing subsequent instructions.

Logic Input

An input signal or condition received by a device that is used to perform logical operations in control systems.

True Value

The actual or factual value of a variable or condition, especially in contexts where values may be approximated, assumed, or evaluated.

Sgraffito

A Chinese ceramic technique in which the design is incised through a colored slip.