WAEC Economics 2010 Question 46

Question 46

Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates

A country's balance of payments is in deficit when

  1. A.a country's payment for imports of invisible goods are greater than her receipts from exports of invisible goods.
  2. B.the total receipts from her export of visible and invisible goods are greater than her payments for visible and invisible imports.
  3. C.it can record a surplus on current account of her balance of payments accounts.
  4. D.the total payments for visible and invisible imports are greater than the total receipts from her exports of visible and invisible goods.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (the total payments for visible and invisible imports are greater than the total receipts from her exports of visible and invisible goods.)

Explanation

A deficit means total payments abroad exceed total receipts from abroad.