Which of the following is not a derivative?
A) Treasury bond futures
B) Common stock
C) Swaps
D) Options
B
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The cross elasticity of demand is a measure of how
A) responsive consumers are to changes in the price of a product. B) responsive suppliers are to changes in the price of a product. C) demand for a product changes when the price of a substitute or complement changes. D) total revenue changes when the price of a product changes. E) demand for a product changes when income changes.
The Fed sells $300 million U.S. government securities to commercial banks. This action leads to ________ in Fed assets and ________ in Fed liabilities
A) a $300 million increase; a $300 million increase B) a $300 million increase; a $300 million decrease C) no change; no change D) a $300 million decrease; a $300 million decrease in E) a $300 million decrease; a $300 million increase
When buyers and sellers optimize in a perfectly competitive market, ________
A) social surplus is maximized B) social surplus is minimized C) only consumer surplus is maximized D) only consumer surplus is minimized
An individual derives utility from consuming "all other goods," g, and clean air (measured by the reduction in particulate matter per m3), a, as measured by the utility function U(g,a) = g0.6a0.4
The price of consumer goods equals $20 and the price of clean air (abatement) equals $10. What is the slope of the Engel curve when income increases from $100 to $200? A) The slope is 25. B) The slope is -25. C) The slope is zero. D) The slope is infinite.