An Example of a Transaction That Will Be a Surplus

question 135

Multiple Choice

An example of a transaction that will be a surplus item on the U.S. balance of payments is

• A) the purchase of General Motors stock by a German resident.
• B) the purchase of a Mercedes-Benz by an American.
• C) a Nissan plant in Tennessee buying parts from the main plant in Japan.
• D) a gift of wheat from the United States government to Egypt.

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Definitions:

Isolecithal Eggs

Eggs with a small amount of evenly distributed yolk, typically found in mammals including humans.

Telolecithal Eggs

Refers to eggs with a large amount of yolk concentrated at one end, typical in birds and reptiles.

Holoblastic Cleavage

A type of embryonal cell division where the entire egg is evenly divided, characteristic of many invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans.

Capacitation

Maturation process that enables mammalian sperm to participate in fertilization; takes place in the female reproductive tract.