An Upward-Sloping Yield Curve That Indicates Generally Cheaper Short-Term Borrowing

question 26

Multiple Choice

An upward-sloping yield curve that indicates generally cheaper short-term borrowing costs than long-term borrowing costs is called

• A) normal yield curve.
• B) inverted yield curve.
• C) flat yield curve.
• D) none of the above.

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Definitions:

Inclusive ORing

A bitwise operation that combines bits from two operands in such a way that if either of the bits is 1, the result bit is also 1.

Bit Operations

Operations that manipulate individual bits within binary numerals or binary computer data structures.

Operand Sizes

Refers to the amount of data a computer's CPU can process at one time, often measured in bits or bytes.

Arithmetic Right Shifts

A bit operation that shifts the bits of a binary number to the right, preserving the sign bit (the most significant bit for signed numbers).