Question

Which is the correct order of entities who benefit when banks make a profit

1. employees, shareholders, and the economy
2. shareholders, shoppers, and the economy
3. employees, companies, and the economy
4. shareholders, companies, and the economy

Answer 1

D. Shareholders, companies, and the economy is the answer.

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Answer 2

I believe the answer is: 4. D. Shareholders, companies, and the economy

When bank make a profit, it first need to spread its dividend proportionally to the percentage of ownerships that the shareholders have. After that , the amount of profit could be used as loan for companies to expand their operation. When this happen, the amount of wealth accumulated in a country would be increase, which would positively benefit the economy as a whole.