If the interest rate rises from 1 percent to 3 percent, the ________ decreases and the opportunity cost of holding money ________

The choice between futures and options

A) depends on whether the underlying instrument is a debt instrument or an equity. B) reflects a trade-off between the higher cost of using options and the extra insurance benefits that options provide. C) reflects a trade-off between the higher cost of using futures and the extra insurance benefits that futures provide. D) reflects a trade-off between the greater risk from using options and the extra insurance benefits that options provide.

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A) Since the mid-1940s, expenditures on national defense have increased considerably as a percentage of total federal government spending. B) Since the mid-1940s, expenditures on income security and health programs have increased considerably as a percentage of total federal government spending. C) Taken together, expenditures on national defense and on income security and health programs now account for less than half of all federal government spending. D) Expenditures on national defense now account for more than twice as much federal government spending as expenditures on income security and health programs.