Commercial Finance Companies Normally Charge Lower Rates on Short-Term Loans

question 248

True/False

Commercial finance companies normally charge lower rates on short-term loans than those charged by commercial banks.

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Definitions:

Increasing-Cost Industry

An industry in which the costs of production increase as the industry grows and decreases as it contracts.

Resource Prices

The costs associated with acquiring inputs used in the production process, such as labor, materials, and capital.

Industry Expands

The process of growth within a particular sector or industry, marked by increased production, innovation, and possibly the entrance of new firms.

Economic Profits

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing the excess return over the firm's opportunity costs.