Banks lower the cost of finding a lender or borrower. These costs are called:
ASunk cost losses
BFixed cost burdens
CTransaction costs
DOpportunity costs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Transaction costs
1. Savers and borrowers need not find each other.
2. Banks cut transaction costs.
3. They are financial intermediaries.
_Source: OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics for AP Courses 2e, Chapter 13, Money and Banking (CC BY 4.0)._
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