Which Statement Best Describes Compensating Balances

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes compensating balances?

• A)Compensating balance requirements apply only to businesses, not to individuals.
• B)Compensating balances are essentially costless to most firms, because those firms would normally have such funds on hand to meet transactions needs anyway.
• C)If the required compensating balance is larger than the transactions balance the firm would ordinarily hold, then the effective cost of any loan requiring such a balance is increased.
• D)Banks are prohibited from earning interest on the compensating balances they hold.

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