Lenders in the shadow banking system
A) are protected from loss by the FDIC.
B) lack insurance to protect them from loss if the borrower becomes insolvent.
C) are not subject to the bank runs or panics that can affect commercial banks.
D) are protected by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department should they suffer losses due to bad investment decisions.
B
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A) leftward shift of the demand curve for SUVs and the supply curve of SUVs. B) leftward shift of the demand curve for SUVs and no shift in the supply curve of SUVs. C) leftward shift of the demand curve for SUVs and a rightward shift of the supply curve of SUVs. D) leftward shift of the supply curve of SUVs and no shift in the demand curve for SUVs. E) rightward shift of the supply curve of SUVs and no shift in the demand curve for SUVs.
What happens to overall living standards when countries trade with other countries?
What will be an ideal response?
Which would cause an increase in the supply curve of cell-phone services?
A. A decrease in the wages of phone-company workers B. An increase in the price of cell-phone services C. An increase in the taxes paid by cell-phone service providers D. A decrease in a subsidy given to cell-phone service providers
As more of a product is consumed, total utility increases until
A. marginal utility increases at an increasing rate. B. marginal utility is negative. C. average utility decreases. D. average utility increases at an increasing rate.