1. Which of the following is not a function of money? ______. A. To act as a medium of exchange2 M4 `8 l3 ^( F
B. To act as a unit of account; u1 V0 f+ ^: E
C. To act as a store of value/ K6 t/ r- x% I3 F4 @7 K
D. To provide a double coincidence of wants
' ^" _9 u0 V4 ?) t* r9 _' d( k# h4 PE. To act as a means of payment0 ^ S" H4 G" o& k+ }
2. The price in the foreign exchange market is called ______.0 |- I2 B. [7 Z0 M
A. the trade surplus% _ B, U" @# h2 h3 N8 f7 H2 S& K
B. the exchange rate
& r9 ]' T8 q. wC. the money price7 l w. T( |6 m, U4 r2 u0 _
D. the currency rate
" E) j0 K8 M" w0 L3 O6 I# s3. Market risk refers to the risk of______.* M8 T! X, g* ^- a6 Y, R, j @5 ]* N! h
A. financial prices fluctuations# i- f2 `" Z6 i' j+ e6 n
B. default0 u3 u2 A" q0 U- m. i8 w
C. fraud
4 @. L9 I0 [! T ^0 d5 T0 PD. deferred payments8 X0 J8 I9 M# t4 o2 d6 [
4. Which of the following is not among the generally accepted accounting principles? ______.
: ^+ d- }& q m1 B7 t aA. Cash basis) x' {; T! r1 H- V1 Y) ]
B. Prudence& e' S" B; ^8 C, {3 S I
C. Consistency( T9 [( q6 M% p
D. Going concern7 V6 a ~. m3 Z/ S2 `
E. Money measurement. m& t7 a: N+ G5 B
5. What is a documentary letter of credit? ______.7 \8 @& ^8 t1 n; @9 X! @) [
A. A conditional bank undertaking to pay an exporter on production of stipulated documentation
$ Z- M" [. J' W6 l7 [, GB. A method of lending against documentary security
! A$ e( t3 {/ f6 w8 tC. An international trade settlement system biased in favour of importers
d4 h5 B4 U7 X D% CD. All of the above2 w) s( b7 T( w9 Y& M; Q/ `% h
6. Holding a group of assets reduces risk as long as the assets ______., h2 n C! h: c- F
A. are perfectly correlated
3 \& R1 E, D: W C; } MB. are completely independent3 U% i4 ]) P2 | ?3 R
C. do not have precisely the same pattern of returns& ^+ H0 R% s! d3 {2 W
D. have a correlation coefficient greater than one' m1 ?1 W" R$ \3 P
7. An amount, payable in money goods, or service, owed by a business to a creditor, is known as a/an . f Q7 ?. |( o8 }' g
A. liability- { L6 W/ k' |# |3 F
B. debt0 _: `7 S' t: Y% p' {$ o; @4 h
C. equity
& e1 J' x4 k/ d, {1 e1 D5 }' R+ }D. asset
% {, q+ D- K! _- n: f8. What function is money serving when you buy a ticket to a movie? ______.6 L1 L0 _. ?7 A: M: Y
A. store of value
% W( ]9 G$ `6 j/ G# H3 xB. a medium of exchange
/ E9 N. s% q1 G/ k9 t) }C. transaction demand
1 o3 V) {' a4 R* q1 hD. a unit of account
2 S+ y+ t Z6 v( O. h9. If foreigners expect that the future price of sterling will be lower, the ______.
% b' d7 z: C8 H6 x9 F, NA. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate will fall
- q) X2 U. v# Q G* @( O" sB. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will rise, and the exchange rate may or may not increase
# z/ a0 ^) C- u1 n% R: I$ G+ ^" ?4 \& EC. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will increase, and the exchange rate will rise
0 H/ v# S5 X+ LD. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate may or may not fall
8 s" }; Q9 Q, O4 {! D" F10. The documentary collection provides the seller with a greater degree of protection than shipping on ______.# w( _& I: [! s k& S
A. open account; q, q% x& ~% i% P3 I8 m/ k5 r
B. bank‘s letter of guarantee( \/ @) \& A* N. y% m6 g/ V8 p
C. banker‘s draft
* i; z8 W6 L% H" J! j! g" }9 N* oD. documentary credit7 u2 V$ m2 J0 b9 C8 t( U" D( ]
11. Which of the following statements is not true of central banks? ______.
4 K9 c9 m: i- Y2 C/ T) E/ W. TA. They pay the government‘s salaries. i2 z+ T7 V" `/ `9 [6 l
B. They always undertake the regulation of the banking system: w& a2 m# Y5 T. {, ]3 Y7 `
C. They are always the lender of last resort5 w* d! \( |1 s) H# V: v! Z+ b; S/ t
D. None of the above9 u7 B. A7 Z. ?( p, D; Z) w
12. When GBP/USD rate goes from 1.6150 to 1.8500, we say the dollar ______. q0 D* [9 j% h5 i- y ?; |
A. appreciates by 12.70%9 d: x5 Z. {. k1 D6 ]
B. depreciates by 14.55%
b& @, B/ w2 L1 lC. depreciates by 12.70%
2 u, A( Z( S% D- ]# j$ q1 ?D. appreciates by 14.55% g4 {$ G( E9 g1 B3 M, W E* b
13. According to diversification principle in investment, suppose you invest Stock X and Stock Y with equal funds, which of the following is not true? ______.
" F# Z+ Q: L n6 e+ E& U7 LA. If X and Y are totally independent with each other, the risk of the portfolio is reduced5 J5 L: @0 F- k6 Q
B. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is perfectly offset
, Q; e+ a' C4 D- Z7 wC. If X and Y are perfectly positively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased
. v' ]' k5 {% q0 @' g: ?2 PD. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased
9 c) {5 _0 K. }/ O. A6 S14. These are four main methods of securing payment in international trade:
6 r1 X$ y8 D+ X5 n# |' E/ \payment under documentary credit. r7 `8 V1 q" N8 |$ {* \4 ?
open account
$ v; Z! P3 r) n, `" s& T& S1 vcollection, that is document against payment or acceptance of a bill of exchange
9 t6 O/ r# Z$ X2 L; gpayment in advance
( C. Y# T. l. ]* \0 h$ EFrom an exporter‘s point of view, the order of preference is ______.
( N! c% \8 c+ l& P/ tA. , , ,
3 D f5 Q2 F8 c9 b. GB. , , , : s5 x" h. e+ R9 V8 h# Y4 K6 p" P
C. , , , ! b4 y# n+ t3 t
D. , , ,
+ Z7 _. |0 H' ^- T15. The main liability on a bank balance sheet is ______.
6 k" S3 F/ g, I! k( `8 oA. deposits( D9 r3 u( c2 Y2 p9 K# w* ^# o8 A
B. capital and reserves/ ^; l. U& [# G b- c) |
C. loans and overdrafts% _4 t v: f# b
D. cash& ~* j6 N0 b) _
16. ______ shows that net income for a specified period of time and how it was calculated.
! I- ~% ]4 j: M# ZA. The income statement
: C% T. a1 r' [9 A/ b, EB. The capital statement9 \1 E5 b0 Z! X: \' R) O# q9 q. d
C. The accounting statement
2 N) n x: M E% T9 n9 |D. The statement of financial condition8 `# t, r B* ]+ a! c$ a
6 |9 m" I2 f( B
17. Why must the liabilities and assets of a bank be actively managed? ______. |