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The primary advantage of mutual funds is that they always provide the highest return always allow people to “beat the market” allow people to diversify and reduce risk allow people to diversify, which increases risk and return  

Bank of Springfield     Assets Liabilities Reserves $19,800 Deposits $180,000 Loans 160,200       If the bank has lent out all the money it can, what is the reserve requirement? 1. 8.1% 2. 11% 3. 12.4% 4. 18.6%

We would expect the interest rate on Bond A to be higher than the interest rate on Bond B if the two bonds have identical characteristics but the credit risk associated with Bond A is lower than the credit risk associated with Bond Bond A was issued by the city of Philadelphia and Bond B was issued by New York Bond A has a term of 20 years and Bond B has a term of 2 years All of the above are correct

Which of these business models have been accused of being a Ponzi scheme? 1. ABCs         2. THCs                 3. FDIC              4. MLMs

If the reserve requirement is 10%, and the deposits are $1,000 in a bank, what is the maximum amount of money the bank can keep in their reserves? 1. $1,000 2. $100 3. $900 4. $1,100

If in some year real GDP was $5 trillion and the GDP deflator was 200, what was nominal GDP?   1.  $2.5 trillion.   2.  $10 trillion.   3. $40 trillion.   4.  $100 trillion.

Which of the following is included in Singapore’s GDP?   The value of production by an American company in Singapore The value of production by a Singaporean that crosses the border to work in Malaysia The value of production by a Singaporean working in the U.S. All of the above are correct

What word do economists use to refer to the purchase of goods that will be used in the future to produce more goods and services?   consumption investment costs capital

If the GDP deflator for this year is 80, we know for sure that prices have   1..       gone up by 80% compared to the previous year 2.     gone down by 20% compared to the base year 3.      gone down by 80% compared to the previous year 4.     gone up by 20% compared to the base year   

Prices and Quantities Year Price of Cereal Quantity of Cereal Price of Milk Quantity ofMilk 2017 $5.00 150 $2.50 200 2018 $6.00 180 $3.50 240 This country’s inflation rate from 2017 to 2018 was 20.0%. 21.8%. 28.9%. 28.0%.