Answer the following questions:

1. Managing the nation's money supply rate of increase to push the economy toward growth and stable prices is called: Group of answer choices a. Monetary policy b. Re-regulation c. Funds intermediation d. Financial engineering e. Correspondent banking 2. A local commercial bank accepts mostly short-term deposits and makes mostly longer-term fixed-rate loans. It will be adversely affected if the Federal Reserve Group of answer choices a. Implements policy tools to increase interest rates b. Maintains a stable money supply c. Uses repos to inject reserves into the money system d. Monetized the debt e. Sets a target of lower interest rates 3. The following balances are found on National Bank's Income Statement: Interest income Interest expense Non-interest income Non-interest expense Total earning assets Total interest-bearing liabilities 102,000 88,900 25,400 32,000 525,000 410,000 What is National Banks' Net Interest Margin (NIM)? Group of answer choices a. 2.0% b. 2.5% c. 3.5% d. 11.5% 1. Managing the nation's money supply rate of increase to push the economy toward growth and stable prices is called: Group of answer choices a. Monetary policy b. Re-regulation c. Funds intermediation d. Financial engineering e. Correspondent banking 2. A local commercial bank accepts mostly short-term deposits and makes mostly longer-term fixed-rate loans. It will be adversely affected if the Federal Reserve Group of answer choices a. Implements policy tools to increase interest rates b. Maintains a stable money supply c. Uses repos to inject reserves into the money system d. Monetized the debt e. Sets a target of lower interest rates 3. The following balances are found on National Bank's Income Statement: Interest income Interest expense Non-interest income Non-interest expense Total earning assets Total interest-bearing liabilities 102,000 88,900 25,400 32,000 525,000 410,000 What is National Banks' Net Interest Margin (NIM)? Group of answer choices a. 2.0% b. 2.5% c. 3.5% d. 11.5%