Consider the following scenario analysis: rate of return scenario probability stocks bonds recession 0.20 –8 % 19 % normal economy 0.50 20 10 boom 0.30 25 6 a. is it reasonable to assume that treasury bonds will provide higher returns in recessions than in booms? no yes b. calculate the expected rate of return and standard deviation for each investment. (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answers as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.)

Which of the following best describes how the federal reserve bank banks during a bank run? a. the federal reserve bank regulates exchanges to prevent the demand for withdrawals from rising above the required reserve ratio. b. the federal reserve bank acts as an insurance company that pays customers if their bank fails. c. the federal reserve bank has the power to take over a private bank if customers demand too many withdrawals. d. the federal reserve bank can provide a short-term loan to banks to prevent them from running out of money. 2b2t

Your dormitory, griffingate, has appointed you central banker of its economy, which deals in the currency of wizcoins. assume that the velocity of wizcoins in griffingate is constant at 10,000 transactions per year. right now, real gdp is 1,000 wizcoins, and there are 2,000 wizcoins in existence.

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