How Does the EPA Generate Funds in Its Efforts to Fight

question 1

Multiple Choice

How does the EPA generate funds in its efforts to fight environmental crime?

• A) sharing costs for investigations with other regulatory agencies
• B) collecting corporate fines to help clean up the cost of environmental pollution sites
• C) receiving large donations pledged by corporations who have committed environmental crimes
• D) using funds allocated by Congress for environmental investigations

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Definitions:

Effective Annual Yield

The actual interest rate an investment earns in a year, taking into account the effects of compounding.

Maturity

The final payment date of a loan or other financial instrument, at which point the principal (and all remaining interest) is due to be paid.

Annual Coupon

The interest payment made to bondholders once a year, based on the bond's face value.

Yield To Maturity

The complete return expected from holding a bond until it reaches its maturity.