The Greater the ____, the Greater the Amount of Assets

question 31

Multiple Choice

The greater the ____, the greater the amount of assets per dollar's worth of equity.

• A)leverage measure
• B)ratio of equity to debt
• C)capital ratio
• D)proportion of loans to securities in the asset portfolio

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Definitions:

Supreme Court

The highest federal court in the United States, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and reviewing the validity of laws.

Lewis And Clark

Leaders of an expedition mandated by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and find a path to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806).

Trans-Mississippi

Referring to the region of the United States that lies west of the Mississippi River.

Cotton Gin

A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 to separate cotton fibers from their seeds, greatly impacting the cotton industry and increasing the demand for slave labor in the southern United States.