Banks earn a profit by offering loans at higher interest rates than they pay savers

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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pay. c. Price differentials between groups will erode if reselling is easy. d. All of the above are true of price discrimination.

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Which of the following people would be considered unemployed?

(a) A person who stayed home to raise his children and now starts looking for a job. (b) A person who quits a job to return to school full time. (c) A person who is qualified to teach but is driving a bus until a teaching job is available. (d) A person who works two part-time jobs but is looking for a full-time job.

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An investment intermediary that lends funds to consumers is

A) a finance company. B) an investment bank. C) a finance fund. D) a consumer company.

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Which of the following is not an assumption of the medium voter model?

a. Voters can place all election alternatives along a one-dimensional continuum. b. Voters always vote their true preference. c. Voters prefer alternative closer to their preferred outcome. d. Voters engage in preference falsification.

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