If U.S. buyers purchased $500 billion of foreign goods and foreign buyers purchased $400 billion of U.S. goods, the U.S. balance of trade would be:

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The U.S. balance of trade is calculated as exports minus imports. In this case, exports (U.S. goods sold to foreign buyers) are $400 billion and imports (foreign goods bought by U.S. buyers) are $500 billion. Therefore, the balance of trade is $400B - $500B = -$100B, indicating a trade deficit.

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