A bank's spread equals

A. the bank's average profit per dollar of assets.
B. the bank's return on equity.
C. the average interest rate on all the bank's investments minus the inflation rate.
D. the average interest rate on the bank's assets minus the average interest rate on its liabilities.


Answer: D

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