Use the Following to Answer the Questions Below

question 41

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the questions below:
In each of the following multiple-choice questions, characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices:
-Statements:
(1) Olestra, a calorie-free fat substitute, is an indigestible sucrose polyester.
(2) "Trans-fats" affect blood cholesterol levels in a manner similar to that of unsaturated fatty acids.
(3) Anabolic steroids, banned by many sports organizations, have several important medical uses.

• A) All three statements are true.
• B) Two of the three statements are true.
• C) Only one of the statements is true.
• D) None of the statements is true.

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Definitions:

Asset Securitization

The process of pooling and repackaging of homogenous illiquid financial assets into securities that can be sold to investors.

Credit Enhancements

Strategies or financial products used to improve the credit worthiness of a financial transaction, reducing the risk for investors.

Warrants

Call options issued by a company allowing the holder to buy a stated number of shares of stock from a company at a specified price. Warrants are generally distributed with debt, or preferred stock, to induce investors to buy those securities at a lower cost.

Option

A contract that gives its holder the right to buy or sell an asset at some predetermined price within a specified period of time.