If one party pays a fixed fee on a regular basis in return for a contingent payment that is triggered by a downgrading of a firm's credit rating, that is called a

A) credit option.
B) credit swap.
C) credit-linked note.
D) credit default swap.


D

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Buyers who were originally willing to buy 800 units of a good at $4 per unit are now willing to buy 1200 units at $4 per unit. That change would be described as: a. an increase in demand

b. a decrease in demand. c. an increase in quantity demanded. d. a decrease in quantity demanded.

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What would the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index equal for an industry consisting of six firms with market shares of 40%, 30%, 20%, 5%, 3%, and 2%?

a. 0.95 b. 2.934 c. 2,938 d. 10,000

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The World Bank is

A. the official name of the International Monetary Fund. B. composed of five separate institutions. C. the central bank of the United Nations. D. composed of large private banks among developed nations.

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