1) American businesses get their external funds primarily from
A) bank loans.
B) bonds and commercial paper issues.
C) stock issues.
D) loans from nonbank financial intermediaries.
2) Of the sources of external funds for nonfinancial businesses in the United States, loans from banks and other financial intermediaries account for approximately ________ of the total.
A) 6%
B) 40%
C) 56%
D) 60%
3) Of the sources of external funds for nonfinancial businesses in the United States, corporate bonds and commercial paper account for approximately ________ of the total.
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 32%
D) 50%
4) Of the following sources of external finance for American nonfinancial businesses, the least important is
A) loans from banks.
B) stocks.
C) bonds and commercial paper.
D) loans from other financial intermediaries.