Return on Assets (ROA)will Usually Reveal When a Bank's Performance

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True/False

Return on assets (ROA)will usually reveal when a bank's performance is not up to par, but it does not indicate the reason for poor performance.

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Definitions:

Positive Externality

A benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that benefit, often associated with public goods or services that extend beyond the direct participants in an economic activity.

Rival in Consumption

Refers to a situation where the consumption of a good by one individual prevents or diminishes its consumption by another.

Club Goods

Goods that are excludable but non-rivalrous, meaning they can be accessed by members of a specific group but one person's use does not diminish availability for others.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they can be used by everyone and one person's use does not reduce availability for others.