A department store chain in Japan uses yen to purchase 500,000 U.S. dollars from a U.S. bank. It then uses these dollars to buy DVDs from a U.S. filmmaker. As a result of these transactions:
A. By how much and in what direction did U.S. net exports change?
B. By how much and in which direction did U.S. net capital outflow change?

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The Answer of A department store chain in Japan uses yen to purchase 500,000 U.S. dollars from a U.S. bank. It then uses these dollars to buy DVDs from a U.S. filmmaker. As a result of these transactions:
A. By how much and in what direction did U.S. net exports change?
B. By how much and in which direction did U.S. net capital outflow change?

A Department Store Chain in Japan Uses Yen to Purchase