The nation of Mainland recently reported that its imports for the previous year were $7 billion greater than its exports. During the same period, the country reported a favorable balance of payments. This information suggests
money inflows from tourism, foreign aid, foreign investment, and other sources more than offset Mainland's trade deficit

Why is efficiency an important economic goal?

Andrea cujoli is a currency speculator who enjoys "betting" on changes in the foreign currency exchange market. currently the spot price for the japanese yen is ¥129.87/$ and the 6-month forward rate is ¥128.53/$. andrea would earn a higher rate of return by buying yen and a forward contract than if she had invested her money in 6-month us treasury securities at an annual rate of 2.50%. true/false?

In a transportation minimization problem, the negative improvement index associated with a cell indicates that reallocating units to that cell would lower costs.truefalse