Suppose, the Balance of Trade of an imaginary economy shows a favorable balance of ₹ 500 crore. The values of merchandise exports are ₹ 1200 crore and transfer payments are ₹ 400 crore. The value of merchandise imports would be ₹ ______ .
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For Balance of Trade, always subtract imports from exports to calculate the trade balance or vice versa.
The Balance of Trade (BOT) is determined by subtracting Imports from Exports, as shown: \[\text{Exports} - \text{Imports} = \text{Balance of Trade}\]With the provided figures, the equation becomes: \[1200 - \text{Imports} = 500\]Solving for Imports yields: \[\text{Imports} = 1200 - 500 = 700\]