Leverage refers to
A) the ratio of total assets of a financial institution to total liabilities.
B) the ratio of the liabilities of a financial institution to equity capital..
C) the ratio of equity capital of a financial institution to the liabilities.
D) the ratio of the debt of a financial institution to liabilities.
B
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a. its costs curves are not the most efficient in the market b. it wants to prevent the government from deciding to regulate the monopoly c. the market prefers a lower price d. it want to encourage potential competitors to enter the market
The law of diminishing marginal returns is the same as increasing returns to scale
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In representative democracy, voters are ____________ and politicians are ______________
A. agents; principals B. logrollers; principals C. agents; employees D. principals; agents
Which of the following programs involves the Federal Reserve directly purchasing short-term lending instruments from corporations?
A. Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility. B. Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility. C. Commercial Paper Funding Facility. D. Term Securities Lending Facility.