This Large Federal Program Is Projected to Be More Than

question 71

Multiple Choice

This large federal program is projected to be more than $1 trillion by 2022.

• A) Medicare
• B) Medicaid
• C) Social Security
• D) Defense
• E) Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI)

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Face Value

The nominal or dollar value printed on a security or a financial instrument, such as a bond or stock.

Annual Coupon Bonds

Bonds that pay interest to the bondholder yearly until maturity, at which point the face value is also repaid.

Yield To Maturity

The expected total yield from a bond when held until its maturity date.

Duration

A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond or other debt instrument to interest rate changes, representing the weighted average time until all cash flows are received.