Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following 2012

question 87

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following 2012 balance of payments data (+ and -) for the hypothetical nation of Zabella.All figures are in billions of dollars. $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{lll}\text {Current Account}\\\hline \text {1) Goods Exports}\\\text {2) Goods Imports}\\\text {3) Exports of Services}\\\text {4) Imports of Services}\\\text {5) Net Investment Income}\\\text {6) Net Transfers}\\\\\text {Financial Account}\\\hline \text {7) Foreign Purchases of Assets in the United States}\\\text {8) US Purchases of Assets Abroad}\\\\\text {Capital Account}\\\hline \text {9) Balance on Capital Account}\end{array}\begin{array}{r}\\\hline+\$ 80 \\-70 \\+20 \\-25 \\+5 \\-5 \\\\\\\hline+13 \\-23\\\\\\\hline+5 \end{array}\end{array}$
Refer to the given data.Zabella has a balance of trade (goods) :

• A) deficit of $10 billion.
• B) surplus of $5 billion.
• C) surplus of $10 billion.
• D) deficit of $5 billion.

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