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Match the financial regulation category with the best matching rule or concept.

If the Federal Reserve wants to expand reserves in the banking system, it will: A.  purchase government securities. B.  raise the discount rate. C.  sell government securities. D. use open market operations to sell short-term debt to banks with the goal of raising the Fed Funds rate.

Stock values computed by valuation models may differ from actual market prices because it is difficult to: A. estimate future dividend growth rates. B. determine the correct earnings multiple for a stock. C. forecast a stock’s future dividends. D. determine if the stock is public or private.

You are travelling in Rome, Italy.  You decided to eat at a restaurant that has a fixed menu. For an appetizer, main course, and dessert it costs 85 Euro. If the EUR/USD exchange rate is 1.1349, what is the cost in dollars?

Which of the following is/are true: A. The Federal Reserve performs bank examinations as part of its mandate. B. Financial Stability is outside the mandate of the Federal Reserve and instead is the sole responsibility of the US Treasury. C. The ECB’s location in Germany is due to Germany’s strong aversion to inflation. D. The Federal Reserve was established to regulate the money supply, maintain financial stability, and serve as a lender of last resort.

Which of the following are reported as assets on a bank’s balance sheet? A) BorrowingsB) ReservesC) Checkable depositsD) Bank capital

When obtaining a radiograph of the thoracic vertebrae, what level should be measured for the kVp setting?

What is the topographic radiographic landmark for the caudal cervical vertebrae?

7. People hold multiple goals (e.g., doing well in school, working out regularly, socializing). In addressing the motivational challenges caused by having multiple goals: Suggest one behavioral intervention that increases people’s motivation to address multiple goals of similar importance. Suggest one behavioral intervention to help people focus on high-priority goals while avoiding low-priority goals (or temptations).

4. The readings for class 3 explored the effect of expectations on employees’ performance, as well as the effect of expectations on evaluations of employees’ performance. What is the psychological phenomenon by which positive expectations can improve actual performance in the workplace? What is the psychological phenomenon by which negative expectations can harm actual performance in the workplace? What is the psychological phenomenon by which expectations can influence evaluation of performance (either positively or negatively) without influencing actual performance?