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    Accounting Principles Journal Entries

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    The following are hypothetical data for the U.S. balance of payments. Use the data to calculate each of the following: a. Merchandise trade balance b. Balance of goods and services c. Balance of current account d. Capital account balance e. Statistical discrepancy Billions of Dollars Merchand

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    Balance of Payments

    Explain how each of the following transactions generates two entries--a credit and a debit--in the American balance of payments accounts, and describe how each entry would be classified: a. An American buys a share of German stock, paid for by writing a check on an account with a Swiss bank. b. An American buys a share of