Question 10 (5 points)

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the task of bank asset management?

Question 10 options:

	Banks seek to have the highest liquidity possible subject to earning a positive rate of return on their operations
	Banks seek to prevent bank failure at all cost; since a failed bank earns no profit, liquidity needs supersede the desire for profits
	Banks seek to acquire funds in the least costly way
	Banks seek the highest returns possible subject to minimizing risk and making adequate provisions for liquidity