A Bank Manager Would Want to Set the Duration Gap

question 56

True/False

A bank manager would want to set the duration gap greater than zero when interest rates are expected to rise.

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The gap between what consumers are prepared and can afford to pay for a product or service, and what they end up paying in reality.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing to accept for a good versus what they actually receive.

Marginal Benefit

Marginal benefit is the additional satisfaction or utility received by consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Marginal Cost

The cost attached to the production of one additional unit of a good or service.