Question: Practice with the balance of payments:
Current account + Capital account = Change in official reserves
a. Current account = -$10, Capital account = +$15. What is the change in reserves?
b. Current account = -$10, Change in reserves = -$3. What is the capital account?
c. Your college expenses = $12,000, Income from your barista job = $4,000. What is your current account?
If you haven't changed your reserves (i.e., cash savings) at all, what is the capital account (i.e., borrowing from parents or bank)?