Indicate whether each of the following items represents a debit or a credit on the u. s. balance-of-payments.
a. a u. s. importer purchases a shipload of french wine.
b. a japanese automobile firm builds an assembly plant in kentucky.
c. a british manufacturer exports machinery to taiwan on a u. s. vessel.
d. a u. s. college student spends a year studying in switzerland.
e. american charities donate food to people in drought-plagued africa.
f. japanese investors collect interest income on their holdings of u. s. government securities.
g. a german resident sends money to her relatives in the u. s.
h. lloyds of london sells an insurance policy to a u. s. business firm.
i. a swiss resident receives dividends on her ibm stock.