Finance

Which of the following lessons from the Great Recession is NOT true?

Which of the following lessons from the Great Recession is NOT true? A) The financial crisis really drove home the point that capital structure DOES matter in that firms with too much debt suffered greatly. B) Firms that relied too much on short-term financing were severely affected by the global liquidity crisis. C) Capital markets […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020

Lou Hinton’s savings account (offering 12% simple interest) showed the

Lou Hinton’s savings account (offering 12% simple interest) showed the following activity for the month of June: Opening balance $2,000 6/10 Deposit 1,000 6/20 Withdrawal ( 800) 6/30 Ending Balance 2,200 Interest earned in June with the minimum balance method would be A) $20.00. B) $22.00. C) $30.00. D) unknown.     ANSWER A

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Date: September 19th, 2020

________ took place in financial markets during the Great Recession be

________ took place in financial markets during the Great Recession because large financial institutions took excess risks to realize abnormal positive returns in the housing market while they were simultaneously protected from abnormal losses by being “too-big-to-fail.” A) Disintermediation B) Deregulation C) Corporate tax reform D) Moral hazard     ANSWER D

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Date: September 19th, 2020

Under the simple interest method A) the APR is applied to the outst

Under the simple interest method A) the APR is applied to the outstanding balance on the loan. B) interest is deducted from the credit extended at the beginning of the loan. C) interest is added to the credit extended at the beginning of the loan. D) interest is a simple percentage of the initial amount […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020