Show (using the credit/debit tables) how each of the following would affect the U.S. balance of payments (BOP). Your records should include a description of the transaction being recorded and the accompanying credit/debit entry in the CA, FA or KA accounts.
a) A California computer manufacturer purchases a hard disk from a Malaysian company, using a
bank account in Malaysia.
b) The U.S. central bank sells some of its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds to a British financial
firm.
c) The U.S. government ships one hundred tons of foreign aid supplies to Indonesia.
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