A Balance of Payments Surplus Occurs If

question 148

Multiple Choice

A balance of payments surplus occurs if

• A) exports exceed imports.
• B) the supply of a nation's currency exceeds the demand for the currency at the current exchange rate.
• C) the demand for a nation's currency exceeds the supply of the currency at the current exchange rate.
• D) the supply of a nation's currency is equal to the demand for the currency at the current exchange rate.

Apply the principle of marginal analysis to business and economic decisions.

Understand the concept of marginal cost and how it affects decision-making in production.

Grasp the concept of marginal benefit and its importance in optimizing resource allocation.

Recognize the role of learning effects on marginal costs.

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