The capital account on the United States' balance of payments includes ALL BUT WHICH of the following transactions? a. Changes in ownership of foreign stocks. b. The sale of U.S. automobiles to German consumers. c. Foreign investors construct a factory on U.S. soil. d. The purchase of U.S. bones by a foreign government. e. A U.S. firm buys property in a foreign country

The capital account on the United States' balance of payments includes ALL BUT WHICH of the following transactions? a. Changes in ownership of foreign stocks. b. The sale of U.S. automobiles to German consumers. c. Foreign investors construct a factory on U.S. soil. d. The purchase of U.S. bones by a foreign government. e. A U.S. firm buys property in a foreign country

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Chapter19: The Macroeconomic Perspective

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