Mortgage insurance protects lenders when a borrower defaults by making up any shortfall needed to repay the loan if the sale of the property doesn't cover the debt Federally regulated lenders must have mortgage insurance on loans where the buyer's down payment is less than 20 per cent of the price. In this example, what signal do potential homeowners give to indicate they are low-risk?

A) indicating high income
B) buying an expensive home
C) having a large down payment
D) buying an inexpensive home

C

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Monetary policy decisions are made by the

A) Federal Open Market Committee. B) Federal Reserve Economic Committee. C) Congress of the United States. D) U.S. Mint. E) Council of Economic Advisors.

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The figure above shows the U.S. demand and U.S. supply curves for cherries. At a world price of $2 per pound, the production of cherries in the United States will equal

A) 200,000 pounds. B) 400,000 pounds. C) 600,000 pounds. D) 800,000 pounds. E) 0 pounds.

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