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A - Balance of payment is in Surplus
Surplus = $8 billion - $ 5 billion
= $ 3 billion
B - Official reserves will increase by $3 billion because of the trade surplus
C - The central bank is buying currency because the reserves are increasing and not decreasing.
D - The increase in reserves of foreign currency will increase the monetary base.
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