ECO 305 Week 8 Quiz – Strayer



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Quiz 7 Chapter 10 and 11

CHAPTER 10

THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

MULTIPLE CHOICE

            1.         On the balance-of-payments statements, merchandise imports are classified in the:
a.         Current account
b.         Capital account
c.         Unilateral transfer account
d.         Official settlements account


           

            2.         The balance of international indebtedness is a record of a country's international:
a.         Investment position over a period of time
b.         Investment position at a fixed point in time
c.         Trade position over a period of time
d.         Trade position at a fixed point in time


           

            3.         Which balance-of-payments item does not directly enter into the calculation of the U.S. gross domestic product?
a.         Merchandise imports
b.         Shipping and transportation receipts
c.         Direct foreign investment
d.         Service exports


           

            4.         Which of the following is considered a capital inflow?
a.         A sale of U.S. financial assets to a foreign buyer
b.         A loan from a U.S. bank to a foreign borrower
c.         A purchase of foreign financial assets by a U.S. buyer
d.         A U.S. citizen's repayment of a loan from a foreign bank


           

            5.         Which of the following would call for inpayments to the United States?
a.         American imports of German steel
b.         Gold flowing out of the United States
c.         American unilateral transfers to less-developed countries
d.         American firms selling insurance to British shipping companies


           

            6.         In a country's balance of payments, which of the following transactions are debits?
a.         Domestic bank balances owned by foreigners are decreased
b.         Foreign bank balances owned by domestic residents are decreased
c.         Assets owned by domestic residents are sold to nonresidents
d.         Securities are sold by domestic residents to nonresidents


           

            7.         Which of the following is classified as a credit in the U.S. balance of payments?
a.         U.S. exports
b.         U.S. gifts to other countries
c.         A flow of gold out of the U.S.
d.         Foreign loans made by U.S. companies


           

Table 10.1 gives hypothetical figures for U.S. International Transactions.

Table 10.1. U.S. International Transactions

            Amount
Transaction      (billions of dollars)
           
Merchandise imports   110
Military transactions, net           -5
Remittances, pensions, transfers         -20
U.S. private assets abroad       -50
Merchandise exports   115
Investment income, net             15
U.S. government grants             -5
(excluding military)    
Foreign private assets in the U.S.         25
Compensation of employees      -5
Allocation of SDRs        5
Travel and transportation receipts, net              20


            8.         Referring to Table 10.1, the goods and services balance equals:
a.         $5 billion
b.         $15 billion
c.         $20 billion
d.         $25 billion


           

            9.         Referring to Table 10.1, the current account balance equals:
a.         $5 billion
b.         $10 billion
c.         $15 billion
d.         $20 billion


           

            10.       Unlike the balance of payments, the balance of international indebtedness indicates the international:
a.         Investment position of a country at a given moment in time
b.         Investment position of a country over a one-year period
c.         Trade position of a country at a given moment in time
d.         Trade position of a country over a one-year period


           

            11.       Which of the following indicates the international investment position of a country at a given moment in time?
a.         The balance of payments
b.         The capital account of the balance of payments
c.         The current account of the balance of payments
d.         The balance of international indebtedness


           

            12.       Concerning the U.S. balance of payments, which account is defined in essentially the same way as the net export of goods and services, which comprises part of the country's gross domestic product?
a.         Merchandise trade account
b.         Goods and services account
c.         Current account
d.         Capital account


           

            13.       If an American receives dividends from the shares of stock she or he owns in Toyota, Inc., a Japanese firm, the transaction would be recorded on the U.S. balance of payments as a:
a.         Capital account debit
b.         Capital account credit
c.         Current account debit

d.         Current account credit

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