Answer:
The answer is D.
Explanation:
Sinking funds require the issuer(borrower) to set aside assets at specified amounts to retire the bonds at maturity. Sinking fund helps the issuer to secure a bond with lower yield.
An agreed amount is deposited at an agreed period (e.g yearly) so as to pay of the par value or principal value at maturity.
Answer: I found the correct and complete question:
Which of the following statements is most CORRECT with respect to international diversification?
a) the gains from diversification may be diminished due to combined correlations accompanied by volatility in world markets. b) world markets always seem to be most uncorrelated when volatility is present. c) world markets have displayed relatively low and fixed correlations over the last five years. d) global diversification produces gain even when world markets have correlations value near one.
Explanation: The correct answer is "a) the gains from diversification may be diminished due to combined correlations accompanied by volatility in world markets.".
Global markets are generally in different phases and many of them are part of weak economies that therefore have a high degree of volatility and some are correlated so that a loss in one of these markets can lead to a loss in another and earnings can be diminished.
Answer: broker loan rate
Explanation:
The broker loan rate is also refered to the call loan rate and it is the interest rate that is charged from the banks to broker-dealers on loans where securities are collateral.
It should be noted that the iterest rates that are given on broker loan rates are just a little above the short term interest rates.
An electric company is like to have greatest market power.
Explanation:
An electric company falls under oligopoly market. An oligopoly market is that market that consist of few firms and large numbers of buyers. As a result the sellers have the power to change the price. Although if they increase the price the customers will not be able to stop buying those goods.
Oligopoly market has the power to affect the demand as well as the supply . In case of market power the output reduces but there is no loss in economic welfare.
Answer:
The correct answer is A
Required reserve is $1,300
Excess reserve is $700
Explanation:
Excess reserve is the capital reserve that is held by the financial institutions or the banks in excess or more of what is needed by the creditors, internal controls or the regulators.
So, it is the reserves banks need to keep above the legal requirements.
The required reserve is computed as:
Required reserve = Reserve ratio × Deposits
= 13% × 10,000
= $1,300
Excess reserve is computed as:
Excess reserve = Reserves - Required reserve
= $2,000 - $1,300
= $ 700
