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Answer the Questions Below Based Upon the Following Balance of Payments

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Answer the questions below based upon the following Balance of Payments table for Tundraland (figures are in millions of cugats):

 Current account  
 Merchandise  
 Exports  +375
 Imports  -210
 Balance of trade  
 Services  
 Exports  +20
 Imports  -10
 Balance on services  
 Balance of goods and services  
 Net investment income  +7
 Net transfers  -15
 Investment Trans. Balance  
 Balance on current account  
 Financial and Capital Account  
 Capital inflows  +125
 Capital outflows  -285
 Balance on financial and capital account  
 Current and financial capital balance  
 Statistical discrepancy  -7
 Totals  0
(a) What is the balance on the current account? Did more cugats flow in or out of that account?
(b) What is the balance on the financial and capital account? Did more cugats flow in or out of that account?
(c) Suppose Tundraland had purchased cugats.How would you know? Would it be trying to lower or raise the value of its currency? Show graphically.

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