1. The holder of preference shares has preference over the ordinary shareholders under the following circumstance: _______.
5 q2 n) H# p4 ~: \; DA. his voting rights are considered more important% E& U4 {& [( o$ @3 `6 p
B. he has the greater right in choosing the board of directors4 w! b' e9 C/ a5 i j+ |1 _6 C/ K
C. he receives his dividend before the ordinary shareholder
+ q3 Z- u4 e* @; v9 O/ r, e0 zD. he has the right to buy ordinary shares more cheaply; p" |6 s# P. j3 m r/ U/ K
2. What are the two major accounts in the balance of payments? ______.
& l, |' n& \; _) DA. Current account and fixed account
8 {6 }( f' q0 }) kB. Capital account and deposit account/ E3 [8 z# B% u Z0 x/ E
C. Capital account and current account5 d/ `/ ~2 _& A1 x7 {3 ?1 q
D. The account recording transfer payment and the account including an offsetting transaction
" V% B+ A; D V( x* ?; t$ G3. Which of the following is not a financial instrument? ______.
8 R' [3 }, \; Z8 v" nA. Treasury bills
6 z) ^8 n; z' j; sB. Real estate
! r! e( k N) oC. Mortgages. V3 k& \0 e$ N, Q( a L% S
D. Stocks
( x" S1 z* s# \6 k" {4. The yield to maturity on a bond is ______.; _% `2 n7 h: T q: p& Z
A. below the coupon rate when the bond sells at a discount, and above the coupon rate when the bond sells at a premium- q& I$ }8 C. W& R: c$ C
B. the discount rate that set the present value of the payments equal to the bond price! ~- A$ b6 F0 Z: H8 _
C. the current yield plus the average annual capital gain rate
, C8 O% T* B1 o$ V% S' ?D. based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the coupon rate4 i7 K$ R" d$ b/ u: }/ q- Z. `- G
5. The annual interest paid on a bond relative to its prevailing market price is called its ______.
" z+ S! p' G' |0 G" W0 l8 W# AA. promised yield8 L3 f& {" M; [' Y. \
B. yield to maturity
1 L& ?6 M* f6 ^: fC. coupon rate
8 j) C$ A/ y3 OD. current yield4 |6 i+ k0 E- N. D8 o
6. Rapid increases in the price level during periods of recession or high unemployment are known as .# M2 g5 f# b4 [
A. stagnation
8 S& v0 L# E. E7 Y( yB. stagflation
3 T0 ~! V0 w; ]; SC. slump5 E Q8 X0 M5 j G9 W% W$ Z" l
D. inflation
6 r3 o0 `) I: [# h. s7. A person who left his/her job to look for another job would be classified as ______.
. g. w+ n& G2 t, X) j* a3 l, H& @A. structurally unemployed8 W# B1 g8 _0 a$ ]# e& t' Z) D3 R
B. cyclically unemployed* k* u7 L( l. L0 ^$ H7 s$ s
C. frictionally unemployed3 E7 \! _. S' b0 f
D. no longer in the labor force
; W& d; B' |# C2 {2 K5 V# F7 c8. Which of the following is not included in a statement of owner's equity? ______.来源:
0 j0 `. r/ c9 b+ l" KA. Net income l& L9 g1 ]! o- j( p
B. Unearned revenue$ H" O! n P/ N. Z
C. Dividend
) V" l' ~0 W% m! ] d5 [D. Retained earning7 K& Y. j8 R1 {' m& L1 Y7 E
9. If the Federal Reserve sells bonds and Congress cuts taxes and increases government spending,then the U.S. government has ______.
) G2 b: G2 u! F' M% e6 u1 i9 pA. expansionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy
( S5 k. `. S- I8 l* ^6 MB. contractionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy
0 `! L% H: f8 ^C. expansionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy/ W0 d i. b0 B0 V5 z
D. ontractionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy
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0 {' o( J* l, T1 E& l" j10. As the real wage rises, the substitution effect causes the worker to consume more ______ and less ______.9 C, `/ Q$ D7 T
A. leisure...work
" j0 ^# _+ a8 [. E( h8 K! f! xB. work...leisure& u) f! A* j3 ]# \: ?8 y- X4 V% I
C. work...of all of other goods Z( C# C, z4 I" Q: e
D. leisure...of all other goods
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11. The federal funds rate is the interest rate ______.& j1 W# L0 w) `5 i5 ^
A. on overnight loans of reserves between banks
; z& G- ? U( g6 ^. qB. the government pays when borrowing from banks
3 j7 S% M8 O# zC. on government debt
( N9 v- u& L _% cD. both A and B
! b0 d. m# a0 g$ U4 G$ @% S% M12. A consumer's indifference curve shows ______.- P1 G$ A! \2 q& o
A. all combinations of two products that a consumer can use
. Q- @& ^0 e6 w( c. CB. all combinations of two products that yield the same total satisfaction to the consumer
) d* A, J" a" ~5 I! a9 ^8 RC. all combinations of two goods that the consumer can purchase with disposable persona income
5 N/ G. ^1 n9 L0 ]* f/ g: [D. equal income for consumption w! z+ v1 X- v9 v) a4 q
13. The value of any investment is found by computing ______.
6 J* v) ?; ?( {9 CA. the future value of all future expenses
, [) d2 z+ h7 @* A. jB. the future value of all sales J- b* T- F6 W3 `- D& ]0 q: L3 V
C. the present value of all future liabilities
1 b- V/ E4 h: I0 CD. the present value of all cash flows& L. x1 D: M* K: {! w
14. A "base" or "high-powered" money is distinguished from other types of money by the fact that it .
[8 ^6 }% }8 j1 ~/ L# ]( W) [A. always consists of central-bank liabilities- l! I7 V& p2 G
B. always consists of assets that can serve as commercial bank cash reserves3 d9 D" s8 z* ?% H+ J
C. always consists of gold coin+ _1 b6 [1 w/ Z% P
D. must be a "fiat" money
) `( h9 J- v5 k* a6 A15. The relationship between interest rates on various bonds, and the time to (heir maturity is called the ______ structure of interest rates., u* O( ? y1 s2 u* C$ S
A. chronological
( j4 f# p8 e @- X$ |3 x' TB. term8 r7 x) Z0 }3 R6 d0 z
C. risk
) {) H: b- A3 ^6 Y% [1 U; A( f* pD. liquidity7 A9 k% y& w+ f9 j& z
16. An example of an investment pool is ______.! z9 C6 M) }) a, i( @$ Q
A. a savings and loan association
! O, \* c6 s0 Y N* \* vB. a life insurance company
0 M6 F# ?- e5 x: R% ^ bC. a finance company
* g4 B" _" L. a- F- ]0 [" p! ?D. a mutual fund# x1 O& y f8 @! M8 b6 M) [' Q
17. Sustained downward movements in the business cycle are referred to as ______.. L2 g0 s P5 l2 @' s' [5 v5 ]$ w2 T
A. recessions
$ _/ u& O% z, O* V3 kB. economic recoveries
i& C$ B* E# d& l% t2 gC. inflation. i \- U% D. p$ F' G2 ~0 w; }
D. expansions
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1 f4 P0 W0 Z& i18. _____ offers a wide spectrum of personal services to wealthy clients who may have little knowledge of how to handle their own financial affairs or who are too busy. |