| Question | Indicate whether each of the following items represents a debit or a credit on the U.S. balance of payments: a. A U.S. importer purchases a shipload of French wine. b. A Japanese automobile firm builds an assembly plant in Kentucky. c. A British manufacturer exports machinery to Taiwan on a U.S. vessel. d. A U.S. college student spends a year studying in Switzerland. e. American charities donate food to people in drought-plagued Africa. f. Japanese investors collect interest income on their holdings of U.S. government securities. g. A German resident sends money to her relatives in the United States. h. Lloyds of London sells an insurance policy to a U.S. business firm. i. A Swiss resident receives dividends on her IBM stock. |
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| Subject | business economics |
