Depositors Have a Strong Incentive to Show Up First to Withdraw

question 33

Multiple Choice

Depositors have a strong incentive to show up first to withdraw their funds during a bank crisis because banks operate on a

• A)last-in,first-out constraint.
• B)sequential service constraint.
• C)double-coincidence of wants constraint.
• D)everyone-shares-equally constraint.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Costs that remain constant regardless of the amount of goods produced or sold, including rent, wages, and insurance premiums.

Service Revenue

Income earned by a company through the provision of services to customers rather than the sale of physical products.

Customer Accounts

Records that maintain the details and transaction history of a customer’s interactions with a business.

Contribution Per Unit

Equals the price less the variable cost per unit. Variable used to determine the break-even point in units.