The Prime Rate of Interest Fluctuates with ________

question 147

Multiple Choice

The prime rate of interest fluctuates with ________.

• A) the changing supply-and-demand relationship for long-term funds
• B) the changing supply-and-demand relationship for short-term funds
• C) the liquidity requirement in a money market
• D) the demand in a bond market

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