Consider the balance-of-payments accounting information for Lalaland in 2010 as shown in the table below. All values are in billions of dollars and any variables notprovided below have a value of zero.ExportsImportsNet foreign-investment incomeCapital outflowsCapital inflows500510- 4018090What is the net change in the stock of Lalaland's investments abroad in 2010?.....O A. an increase of $30 billionO B. a decrease of $30 billionOC.a decrease of $50 billionO D. an increase of $50 billionO E. insufficient information to determine

Given: Exports=$500 billionImports=$510 billionNet-foreign investment income=-$40 billionCapital…

Consider the balance-of-payments accounting information for Lalaland in 2010 as shown in the table below. All values are in billions of dollars and any variables not provided below have a value of zero. 500 Exports Imports Net foreign-investment income Capital outflows Capital inflows 510 - 40 180 90 What is the net change in the stock of Lalaland's investments abroad in 2010? .... O A. an increase of $30 billion O B. a decrease of $30 billion OC. a decrease of $50 billion O D. an increase of $50 billion O E. insufficient information to determine

Consider the balance-of-payments accounting information for Lalaland in 2010 as shown in the table below. All values are in billions of dollars and any variables not provided below have a value of zero. 500 Exports Imports Net foreign-investment income Capital outflows Capital inflows 510 - 40 180 90 What is the net change in the stock of Lalaland's investments abroad in 2010? .... O A. an increase of $30 billion O B. a decrease of $30 billion OC. a decrease of $50 billion O D. an increase of $50 billion O E. insufficient information to determine

Principles of Economics 2e

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Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

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Chapter23: The International Trade And Capital Flows

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 44P: Imagine that the U.S. economy finds itself in the following situation: a government budget deficit...

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