A bank panic occurs when A. a bank is worried that its loans will not be repaid. B. many banks experience a bank run simultaneously. C. an individual bank cannot meet its reserve requirements. D. a bank lacks sufficient funds with which to make loans.

Suppose that a government that is skeptical of efforts to regulate prices charged by private companies is nevertheless concerned that an electric utility company is taking advantage of consumers with unfair pricing policies. which of the following policy options might most effectively enable the government to achieve its objectives in this situation? do nothing to all. turn the company into a public enterprise. use antitrust laws to increase competition. regulate the firm's pricing behavior.