Question

One tax expenditure that receives increased scrutiny is tax incentives

to business. When are tax incentives justified? What are the most common sources of problems (political and economic) that arise from local governments' use of tax incentives? What measures should public administrators take to minimize the occurrences of these problems? 

When the Federal Reserve was established in 1913, it was given specific

areas to regulate. Which one the following is not an original (or current) mandate of the Federal Reserve?
I.      Controlling M1
II.    Controlling the inflation rate
III.  Encouraging full employment
IV. Issuing U S debt


a.     I and IV are not original mandates.
b.     All are original mandates.
c.     None are original mandates.
d.     Only IV is not an original mandate.
e.     I, III, and IV are not original mandates.

A bank has total stable funding of $785,450,000. Of this total, $408,434,000

are Level 1 assets. Of the remainder, another $245 million are Level 2B assets. Is this bank in compliance with Basel III standards?
a.     Yes, ratios are adequate.
b.     No, there are not enough Level 1 assets.
c.     No, there is too much Level 2B assets.
d.     Cannot determine with information provided.
e.     Yes, there are adequate Level 2 assets.