1. The holder of preference shares has preference over the ordinary shareholders under the following circumstance: _______.
+ d' L' @6 u9 S6 r% v A. his voting rights are considered more important
$ H: L8 ^4 I1 d( @ B. he has the greater right in choosing the board of directors, x1 L1 Q. V! t, k* h
C. he receives his dividend before the ordinary shareholder8 p: L* G8 }. T; Z/ C# O
D. he has the right to buy ordinary shares more cheaply
: P$ @1 S' v5 Z. O$ {0 u 2. What are the two major accounts in the balance of payments______.
$ {# V7 ^0 x* N# U% l A. Current account and fixed account2 Z: G; i. v" {
B. Capital account and deposit account! ^! \9 C$ J) D' y% n
C. Capital account and current account
1 x. Y/ g: n! \: Z1 B) ` D. The account recording transfer payment and the account including an offsetting transaction7 B6 v' [. U1 @" v7 ?
3. Which of the following is not a financial instrument______.
, x4 Q* y2 t; K; q A. Treasury bills0 Q3 `% x, N: S! k! m' L
B. Real estate
' A" T( q" C3 O. F# X# H C. Mortgages
; t; w; @ r1 a" n( I D. Stocks) H% y' ?( e; d0 t
4. The yield to maturity on a bond is ______.
# |3 J( S$ W5 \0 J4 P0 ` A. below the coupon rate when the bond sells at a discount, and above the coupon rate when the bond sells at a premium
: L/ g, S( q- [0 d0 f. Z. T B. the discount rate that set the present value of the payments equal to the bond price
6 b# S1 [# T7 E0 o3 j% I C. the current yield plus the average annual capital gain rate2 Y) i1 K- i9 H, p# U& R$ N
D. based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the coupon rate% @5 y3 {. A' f1 e+ M% _5 W9 M+ I
5. The annual interest paid on a bond relative to its prevailing market price is called its ______.% u9 |5 a; D( q. f
A. promised yield
7 d' b: e- D4 Q+ ?* }+ K B. yield to maturity6 X- M( P: S N: [5 d7 \
C. coupon rate$ M x. n$ s r6 F: d" n/ O
D. current yield
3 b4 C5 T& e4 \$ { 6. Rapid increases in the price level during periods of recession or high unemployment are known as .
% h. v7 c' q( \ A. stagnation& p% s# u! W) \5 I6 D6 h
B. stagflation0 w: K' c4 ?1 E+ y- F6 {
C. slump8 v( Y6 i$ S7 s9 l3 _. Z; B
D. inflation7 G2 A7 R0 `7 f5 @9 _/ J
7. A person who left his/her job to look for another job would be classified as ______.; a3 j6 D+ v: o2 H5 i5 t+ r, V/ W* i( o
A. structurally unemployed
: M! @+ \# i3 |" v7 h. ? B. cyclically unemployed+ M3 f* L) e5 E+ K5 d3 l' r
C. frictionally unemployed
" ~0 E/ U, x' M! ^- e! d2 @ D. no longer in the labor force
& D( Q3 m# |3 v6 k! j4 @( r 8. Which of the following is not included in a statement of owner's equity______.
$ L/ ^4 j/ E( p1 t A. Net income
; f* ~4 D. C* y, |( q+ j B. Unearned revenue
5 @9 G3 T- o; H6 h) ~ C. Dividend
5 \9 |/ |: w! U3 L) r* h/ S D. Retained earning3 I7 Z1 |. k1 b8 N/ c7 L' J7 S$ G
9. If the Federal Reserve sells bonds and Congress cuts taxes and increases government spending,then the U.S. government has ______.1 p2 X: J) b. h4 \
A. expansionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy
4 d, W& [3 |; U1 k& M2 N B. contractionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy
* l, o4 r1 _9 ~' Z$ _ C. expansionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy
! p ?: w6 B ^2 o D. ontractionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy
2 j( t4 y0 n) Q- l# k3 g/ I O& Q 10. As the real wage rises, the substitution effect causes the worker to consume more ______ and less ______.6 c- ~; d' k5 u5 ]( u( M# R8 T5 J
A. leisure... work
5 I9 t) t/ S! V7 G6 R B. work... leisure# T% x$ C3 T% P
C. work.. .of all of other goods* ?2 c, [% ~1 h* t( X- d+ w
D. leisure.. .of all other goods6 V$ A5 q, I; k0 K, ^5 }% W
11. The federal funds rate is the interest rate ______.0 A$ _) d' @0 u' b
A. on overnight loans of reserves between banks% {9 Y% }/ p2 ]5 |; c
B. the government pays when borrowing from banks
4 g) q# F) ?# F$ y4 m( ], \ C. on government debt
' d! k; E, e0 w+ z3 N; x2 W$ U5 M D. both A and B6 G. J$ h$ p. c' L% W- r" F
12. A consumer's indifference curve shows ______.
9 N& J# m6 @, z/ c! J A. all combinations of two products that a consumer can use
! T/ F {3 E- \$ h( e& O- q4 t B. all combinations of two products that yield the same total satisfaction to the consumer* ^ h$ s* |8 \0 M+ D
C. all combinations of two goods that the consumer can purchase with disposable persona income
# r n W* |3 [3 D& r D. equal income for consumption
. ^5 B$ `% l+ ?& j, j. F- { 13. The value of any investment is found by computing ______.
. c" x5 F5 k6 q, @+ L8 O A. the future value of all future expenses
& X7 n# w5 X3 r; P9 \9 z- ` B. the future value of all sales% x" u, F% `8 X3 J
C. the present value of all future liabilities
, I- N: o! A0 O, f- ]1 R$ t D. the present value of all cash flows8 O! f" l; H) I
14. A "base" or "high-powered" money is distinguished from other types of money by the fact that it .1 W: w0 L7 |& s! e7 g4 u
A. always consists of central-bank liabilities3 X/ z( j1 S. ?
B. always consists of assets that can serve as commercial bank cash reserves
% I% F$ F/ ^. W9 [ C. always consists of gold coin
1 ^' C7 a2 [# ^ D. must be a "fiat" money# ^( a, y7 Y5 r4 V# H
15. The relationship between interest rates on various bonds, and the time to (heir maturity is called the ______ structure of interest rates.
/ u* N' {: i* B" B& i6 E A. chronological0 N7 n' ^% z7 ^3 c* b3 P* Z. e
B. term7 u: D$ y0 b6 Z! A3 ]; R
C. risk1 r% ]& V& i# Y! l
D. liquidity0 f3 q8 F+ U b
16. An example of an investment pool is ______.- T% p0 s5 E( o) N# I. `9 [
A. a savings and loan association
" G* b/ c* X! [ B. a life insurance company' r- U5 z+ K( b
C. a finance company
- G( R' r7 k& L' c D. a mutual fund
, U; D. M5 o0 z 17. Sustained downward movements in the business cycle are referred to as ______.
% m0 u( y. J P% { A. recessions |