Financial Intermediaries Get Funds by Issuing Financial Claims Against Themselves

question 21

Multiple Choice

Financial intermediaries get funds by issuing financial claims against themselves to market participants, and then investing those funds. The investments made by financial intermediaries can be in ________.

• A) loans but not in securities.
• B) securities but not in loans.
• C) loans and/or securities.
• D) only equity.

Understand the philosophy and tools of Total Quality Management (TQM).

Identify key figures and their contributions to quality improvement, such as Deming.

Recognize and apply the PDCA cycle in continuous improvement processes.

Differentiate between various TQM tools and their applications in problem-solving.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Map

A mental representation of one's physical environment, facilitating navigation and understanding of spatial relationships.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement and is not demonstrated until there is an incentive to do so.

Fixed-interval

A method of reinforcement where rewards are dispensed for the initial response after a set time period has elapsed.

Variable-interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, in behaviorism.