How do depository institutions balance risk and return?
What will be an ideal response?
Banks earn a higher return by using the funds they acquire from their deposits to buy higher-yielding, riskier assets such as loans. But these assets are risky. If the loans fail, then the bank might not have sufficient funds to repay their depositors. If the bank undertakes too much risk, then its depositors might rush to withdraw their deposits, which would cause the bank to fail. But if the bank forgoes all risky assets its profit will be much lower. So the bank must balance its search for higher return against the risk earning the return entails.
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(a) Henry Ford, who used it in the production of automobiles. (b) Adam Smith, who suggested it in his book The Wealth of Nations. (c) Thomas Jefferson, who used it in his "nailery" on his plantation. (d) Eli Whitney, who used it in the production of guns.
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A. consumer's income. B. consumer's preferences. C. marginal rate of substitution. D. prices of the goods in the consumption bundle.