The Balance of Payments Identity Is Given by BCA

question 80

Multiple Choice

The balance of payments identity is given by BCA + BKA + BRA = 0.Rearrange the identity to solve for the statistical discrepancy.

• A)The statistical discrepancy = (BCA + BKA)− BRA
• B)The statistical discrepancy = BCA − BKA + BRA
• C)The statistical discrepancy = BCA − BKA − BRA
• D)The statistical discrepancy = BCA + BKA + BRA

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