Question

If country A exports $10 billion worth of goods to country B and imports $8 billion worth of goods from country B, then country A has a: Select one: a. $2 billion trade deficit with country B. b. $2 billion trade surplus with country B. c. $18 billion trade deficit with country B. d. $18 billion trade surplus with country B.

Answer 1

Answer:

b. $2 billion trade surplus with country B.

Explanation:

When a country exports more than it imports, it is said that the country has a trade surplus. On the other hand, when a country imports more than it exports, it is said that the country has a trade deficit.

In this case, exports to country B are worth $10 billion which are larger than the $8 billion of imports from country B. Country A's trade surplus is given by:

$S = \ 10-\ 8\\S=\ 2\ billion$

Therefore, the answer is alternative b.