In a Freely?floating Exchange Rate System, the Sale of Japanese

question 5

Multiple Choice

In a freely?floating exchange rate system, the sale of Japanese cars to the United States will be offset by which item on the US balance of payments?

• A) a credit on the current account
• B) a credit on the capital account
• C) a debit on the trade account
• D) a or b

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