In the United States, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) collects deposit insurance premiums from banks and guarantees bank deposits up to

Making choices by selecting the best feasible option, given the available information is referred to as:

A) optimization. B) delegation. C) imposition. D) actualization.

If the Fed is increasing its holdings of government bonds at the same time the federal deficit is increasing,

a. the Fed and the Treasury are, as usual, coordinating activities. b. crowding out is more likely to occur. c. the debt is being monetized. d. the Fed is attempting to increase interest rates.