If a Bank's Liabilities Are More Sensitive to Interest Rate

question 48

Multiple Choice

If a bank's liabilities are more sensitive to interest rate movements than are its assets,then

• A)an increase in interest rates will reduce bank profits.
• B)a decrease in interest rates will reduce bank profits.
• C)interest rates changes will not impact bank profits.
• D)an increase in interest rates will increase bank profits.

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Definitions:

Variable Input

An input whose quantity can be changed in the short run to adjust production levels, such as labor or raw materials.

Demand Curve

A visual depiction showing the inverse relationship between price and the quantity demanded of a good, under ceteris paribus conditions.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated from employing one more unit of a resource, such as labor or capital.

Marginal Product

The additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a production input, keeping all other inputs constant.