The USDA threshold income level was originally based on the cost of

An insurance agent rents a building and has a three-year lease. An increase in the rent for the building increases the agent's

A) total cost and average variable cost. B) total variable cost and average variable cost. C) total fixed cost and total variable cost. D) total fixed cost and average fixed cost. E) total variable cost and total cost.

Reserve requirements apply to

A) life insurance companies. B) investment banks. C) credit unions. D) stock brokers.