Statement I: Our Oil Imports and Our Trade Deficit with Japan

question 226

Multiple Choice

Statement I: Our oil imports and our trade deficit with Japan and China together account for the majority of our overall trade deficit.
Statement II: Although the Chinese market is open to American producers,the Chinese people have very little income to purchase relatively expensive imported goods.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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Definitions:

Installment Plan

A method of payment where goods are purchased and possessed immediately, but payment is divided over a specified period of time in equal amounts.

Economic Substance

A accounting concept that transactions must have a genuine economic impact beyond the mere legal form, determining their treatment for tax purposes.

Perpetual Inventory System

This is an inventory accounting system where updates are made continuously to the inventory accounts and cost of goods sold as transactions occur, providing real-time inventory information.

Stockouts

A situation in inventory management when the demand or requirement for an item cannot be fulfilled from the current inventory or stock.