Nthe long run, imports are paid for by exports because
a. all u. s. dollars ultimately must be held in the united states.
b. the regulations of the world bank stipulate that this is how international accounts must be settled.
c. for the most part, foreigners want u. s. produced goods in exchange for the goods that are shipped to the united states.
d. all of the above.

The best answer to the question: In the long run, imports are paid for by exports because:___, would be, C: for the most part, foreigners want U.S produced goods in exchange for the goods that are shipped to the United States.

Explanation:

In economics, especially when talking about trade, and how a country balances the incomes and the expenditure of money for the production of goods and services to be sold to other nations, we are talking about how imports and exports play each other to balance the equation. An import is the acquirement of a product that is generated in another country, and which the country that imports it needs, or wants it. Exports are the products that are created in a country and are sent to other nations to be sold there. While imports require the importing country to spend money, exports produce money as the customers of the receiving country buy those products. In the U.S, there are two reasons why exports become the way to pay for imports; first, the desire in other countries for U.S produced goods and services is high, and customers outside of the U.S pay for them at the requested price. Second, the U.S currency (U.S dollar), is, in comparisson to others, pretty strong, therefore, companies that dedicate to exporting goods earn quite a bit of money, which is ultimately brought into the U.S and balances the outpour of money in imports.