If IBM manufactures a computer in the United States and sells it to a French business firm in Paris, it will cause an increase in:a. Net exports. b. Imports. c. Both investment and net exports. d. Government expenditures. e. Consumption.

B

Explanation:

When goods produced in a country are sold to other countries, it is known as export.

When a country purchases a foreign produced good, it is known as import

the difference between export and import is known as net export.

Net export increases when export increases and decreases when import decreases.

As a result of the sale of the computer, US net export would increase and France's net export would decrease.

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.