Borrowing to pay for long-lived capital expenditures makes sense as
A) the benefits are received in the current year so the burden of paying for them should be spread over many years.
B) the benefits are received over many years so the burden of paying for them should be spread over many years.
C) the benefits are received in the current year so the burden of paying for them should be paid in the current year.
D) the benefits are received over many years so the burden of paying for them should be paid in the current year.
Answer: B
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i. the official settlements account ii. the capital and financial account iii. the current account A) ii only B) ii and iii C) iii only D) i only E) None of the above answers is correct because all three have had large swings over the last 20 years.
Suppose a British bank offers a 3 percent interest rate while a U.S. bank offers a 7 percent interest rate. People must expect the U.S. dollar will
A) depreciate 4 percent. B) appreciate 4 percent. C) appreciate 10 percent. D) depreciate 10 percent.