​When a Firm Buys Another Company, the Company Frequently Has

question 55

Multiple Choice

​When a firm buys another company, the company frequently has some outstanding debt that the purchaser must pay. Consider three companies, A, B, and C, that are purchased by Maxx Industries. The following table gives the amount of each company's debt, classified by the number of days remaining until the debt must be paid. Suppose Maxx Industries pays 20% of the amount owed on each loan. Write the matrix that would give the remaining debt in each category. ​

• A) ​
• B) ​
• C) ​

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Definitions:

Excess Reserves

Excess Reserves are the reserves that banks hold over and above the legal or required minimum they need to keep against deposits.

Open Market Purchase

A monetary policy operation where a central bank buys government securities from the market in order to inject liquidity and encourage lending and investment.

Required Reserve Ratios

Regulatory requirements determining the minimum fraction of customer deposits that commercial banks must hold as reserves, rather than loan out.

Discount Rate

Discount Rate is the interest rate charged by central banks on loans they offer to commercial banks or the rate used to discount future cash flows to their present value.