Refer to the table below. The balance on the financial account was a:
The following table contains hypothetical data for the U.S. balance of payments in a year. Answer the following question on the basis of these data. All figures are in billions of dollars.
U.S. goods exports +$390
U.S. goods imports -498
U.S. service exports +133
U.S. service imports -107
Net investment income +12
Net transfers -22
Capital account -5
Foreign purchases of U.S. assets +156
U.S. purchases of foreign assets -59
The following table contains hypothetical data for the U.S. balance of payments in a year. Answer the following question on the basis of these data. All figures are in billions of dollars.
U.S. goods exports +$390
U.S. goods imports -498
U.S. service exports +133
U.S. service imports -107
Net investment income +12
Net transfers -22
Capital account -5
Foreign purchases of U.S. assets +156
U.S. purchases of foreign assets -59
A. $92 billion surplus
B. $97 billion surplus
C. $92 billion deficit
D. $97 billion deficit
B. $97 billion surplus
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A) are evidence of the voting paradox. B) are examples of fraud; but these individuals usually avoid prosecution because of logrolling and rational ignorance. C) offer proof that Adam Smith's "invisible hand" is not valid. D) are examples of rent seeking.
If a law firm prefers to hire men over women because the firm has found men to be more productive, on average, then the firm is practicing:
A. Wage discrimination B. Reverse discrimination C. Statistical discrimination D. Human-capital discrimination