The claims of nonowners of a bank against the bank's assets are called:
A. net worth.
B. liabilities.
C. required reserves.
D. loans.
Answer: B
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A) a monetary aggregate B) a reserve aggregate C) the monetary base D) GDP
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a. a useful but imperfect measure of joblessness. b. clearly smaller than the true unemployment rate. c. clearly larger than the true unemployment rate. d. being very close to the true unemployment rate.
The figure above shows the market for a good with an external benefit. If the market is competitive and the government takes no action, the equilibrium quantity of ________ units is inefficient because ________
A) 8; marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost B) 8; marginal cost exceeds marginal benefit C) 10; marginal cost exceeds marginal benefit D) 10; marginal social benefit exceeds marginal benefit E) 10; marginal external benefit exceeds marginal social benefit