What Is the Term Used to Refer to the Yield

question 36

Multiple Choice

What is the term used to refer to the yield on a long-term (20-year) debt obligation issued by the U.S.government?

• A)Prime rate
• B)Discount rate
• C)Mortgage rate
• D)Treasury bond rate
• E)Corporate bond rate

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Definitions:

Plate Boundaries

The edges where two tectonic plates meet, which can be sites of significant geological activity like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Slab Pull

A tectonic process where a cold, dense oceanic plate is pulled beneath a lighter continental or oceanic plate at a subduction zone, driving plate tectonics.

Subducting Lithosphere

The portion of the lithosphere that is being forced down into the mantle at a subduction zone.

Ridge Push

A tectonic process associated with the movement of the Earth's lithosphere, where an elevated ridge pushes an adjacent plate away due to gravitational forces.