S&Ls Invest in Short-Term Assets for ________

question 25

Multiple Choice

S&Ls invest in short-term assets for ________.

• A) liquidity and non-regulatory purposes.
• B) long-term and regulatory purposes.
• C) operational and regulatory purposes.
• D) operational and illiquidity purposes.

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the quantity of output produced.

AFC

Average Fixed Cost, which is the fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced; a measure of economies of scale.

AVC

Average Variable Cost is the per-unit variable cost of production, which changes with the level of output.

Average Variable Cost

The cost per unit of output that varies directly with the volume of production, excluding fixed costs.