Spontaneous Sources of Debt

question 97

Multiple Choice

Spontaneous sources of debt

• A) do not involve selling securities.
• B) are guaranteed by a bank in exchange for the firm keeping a specified level of deposits at that bank.
• C) are non-interest bearing
• D) Both A and C

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Definitions:

Money Supply

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