Which of the following is correct regarding why interest rates differ for different people or businesses, or for things like business loans, mortgage loans, student loans, and car loans?

a. Interest rates tend to be lower for those borrowers judged to be less likely to repay their loan.
b. Interest rates tend to be higher for loans extended for shorter periods of time.
c. The cost of administering one large loan will tend to be higher than the cost of administering the same amount of money extended to borrowers through many small loans.
d. Interest rates tend to be lower for those borrowers judged to be more likely to repay their loan.


d

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a. True b. False

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