If the FDIC eliminated its insurance program for deposits, then
A) banks would probably hold fewer reserves.
B) moral hazard would be increased.
C) individual depositors would have more incentive to ascertain the soundness and solvency of the bank.
D) the banking system would probably fail.
C
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A) shortage exists and the price falls to restore equilibrium. B) shortage exists and the price rises to restore equilibrium. C) surplus exists and the price falls to restore equilibrium. D) surplus exists and the price rises to restore equilibrium. E) surplus exists but nothing happens until either the demand or the supply changes.
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