23. In the United Stated saving is allocated to its most productive use by:
A. the Federal Reserve.
B. the Federal, state, and local governments.
C. regulations and laws designed to improve productivity.
D. a decentralized, market-oriented financial system.
E. the Federal Open Market Committee.
24. The specialized information-gathering activities that banks use to evaluate borrowers is an example of the:
A. cost-benefit principle
B. principle of comparative advantage.
C. scarcity principle.
D. equilibrium principle.
E. principle of increasing opportunity cost.
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