Answer:
The primary benefit of territory ownership is "exclusive access to the resources within the territory"
Explanation:
A territory is an area, containing certain resources that is controlled by an individual or a country.
Although it may prove costly to defend a territory from intruders, whoever owns or is in control of the territory has priority over, and unlimited access to, the resources within that territory and can utilize them as he/she chooses.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
A municipal bond is a debt instrument issued by a state or municipality to finance its capital expenditures.
Municipal bonds are usually exempt from federal income tax. This makes these bonds attractive to individuals with a high income tax bracket
If tax rate increases, investors would prefer to invest more in municipal bonds because it is exempt from tax. The increase in demand for these bonds would lead to decrease in its interest rate.
Due to tax exemption, the interest rate on municipal bonds is lower than on comparable bonds
<em><u>Types of municipal bonds</u></em>
- General obligation bonds : these bonds are not secured by any form of asset. Instead they are backed up by the credit worthiness of the issuer.
- Revenue bonds : these bonds are secured by revenue from a particular project. e.g. revenue from highway tolls
Answer:
E. All of the above.
Explanation:
A) This has happened to other countries, e.g. over 100 years ago, the US owned a very large portion of British foreign debt and it was able to influence British policies. Until that time, the British had been the largest in the world.
B) When government sell bonds, it withdraws money form the economy and increases interest rates, which in the long run will lower capital stock and hurt the economy.
C) The higher the debt level, the higher the interest that must be paid. This also applies to everyone. Imagine if you do not owe any money, and if you need to loan you have several options where to choose from. But if you are over your head in debt, banks will stop lending you money and you will have to look to more expensive sources of credit.
