Hedging risk for a long position is accomplished by
A) taking another long position.
B) taking a short position.
C) taking additional long and short positions in equal amounts.
D) taking a neutral position.
B
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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A) Taken together, expenditures on national defense and on income security and health programs now account for less than half of all federal government spending. B) Expenditures on national defense now account for more than twice as much federal government spending as expenditures on income security and health programs. C) Since the mid-1940s, expenditures on national defense have increased considerably as a percentage of total federal government spending. D) Since the mid-1940s, expenditures on income security and health programs have increased considerably as a percentage of total federal government spending.
What would be the economic rationale for homeowners associations to host "yard of the month" awards?
What will be an ideal response?
The government uses fiscal and monetary policy to mitigate the effects of economic fluctuations
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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