. Which of the following is not a function of money? ______. ' o# V3 P* p) x) _) m. r( \( m
A. To act as a medium of exchange
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B. To act as a unit of account : @4 m+ s% b& W
C. To act as a store of value 4 n( J% C+ `9 ~* Q' b
D. To provide a double coincidence of wants
; V7 i) a# p- N8 W L% R JE. To act as a means of payment
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2. The price in the foreign exchange market is called ______.
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A. the trade surplus
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C. the money price
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3. Market risk refers to the risk of______. . }1 v7 n9 g/ C2 Z- r3 n; R
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A. financial prices fluctuations ! l, @" C8 n7 m# ~ o& ~
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B. default 5 O% a! D$ y6 Q# j* L; E, C
C. fraud
5 c) }1 {+ c* v, j/ mD. deferred payments
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$ I' z, @0 Q, r. z, @6 S4. Which of the following is not among the generally accepted accounting principles? ______. ) m) Q# a7 r4 j) a$ ?
# H* h8 F. y$ L+ }0 {/ D, ]A. Cash basis
# j) U* l3 n, v! A( l+ UB. Prudence 1 j. d4 x) l% R4 p1 H9 X( l
C. Consistency 3 e3 F1 i* S3 n( t
D. Going concern 9 j* X+ p) ?+ I5 v/ }+ {
E. Money measurement. 3 I9 Y7 w* X% H0 L: L0 L
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5. What is a documentary letter of credit? ______.
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A. A conditional bank undertaking to pay an exporter on production of stipulated documentation 6 ~ Q$ O% y; R0 Q
B. A method of lending against documentary security 2 h; i2 s. r3 E- O
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C. An international trade settlement system biased in favour of importers
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D. All of the above
; [' s \: R& B7 C, Z& m6. Holding a group of assets reduces risk as long as the assets ______.
6 e! H" L2 q1 ~% M9 z- mA. are perfectly correlated / x$ W( K1 ?2 a N: _; k) n& b
B. are completely independent 6 `8 U$ u/ Q; ?" r
C. do not have precisely the same pattern of returns
1 G2 g- H; e' y/ ~$ {. q/ M' V" b" hD. have a correlation coefficient greater than one
8 `4 P! {$ @. Y% U7. An amount, payable in money goods, or service, owed by a business to a creditor, is known as a/an .
* m1 F2 L, s4 Q# K8 o# N5 @% }2 ~A. liability 2 i( C7 D( T) a' R5 K) D( [* z0 t
B. debt
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C. equity
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D. asset
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8. What function is money serving when you buy a ticket to a movie? ______.
; b( ]/ _8 N+ O3 q+ A( ZA. store of value 7 J( J/ W4 p5 T ~
) ?* y) d; L2 S$ e$ x) j. {B. a medium of exchange
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D. a unit of account
+ a" u$ K2 J9 \5 @+ `7 T: Z9. If foreigners expect that the future price of sterling will be lower, the ______.
1 s& ^* t, l9 n/ j* nA. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will fall, and the ) _4 F& Z1 O& N" K- [
exchange rate will fall : E! U. [. F6 ~9 w% N. I
3 U' l }7 t4 k/ b8 V3 FB. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will rise, and the 1 D, n4 d1 l$ b# l U# W
5 X' S% I' `9 Oexchange rate may or may not increase P0 j, n6 ~3 E8 U2 }8 r @
C. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will increase, and the exchange rate will rise
$ ]% p. V' K! v/ {8 J; @D. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate may or may not fall
% @2 i( A8 y! ^. r. q10. The documentary collection provides the seller with a greater degree of protection than shipping on ______. , V* D# o% P6 i
, ^( [ x, z# X. x* W9 SA. open account
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7 y0 T9 d8 j( d' l- R$ k/ @B. bank‘s letter of guarantee ) {0 ]/ i4 P. @& f3 P. K
8 p5 T5 {9 z& z3 l6 z& }C. banker‘s draft * B$ _, @& K1 s6 @& j' f5 L
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11. Which of the following statements is not true of central banks? ______. ! N! `) k U- r9 L3 a
A. They pay the government‘s salaries 5 K' c( s. ?$ |3 [ f
0 O. w- V, w3 t aB. They always undertake the regulation of the banking system $ p6 I! P4 r7 A6 @
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! t. V! K! x1 ~( J" |8 b- }" T; VC. They are always the lender of last resort
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D. None of the above : I4 P4 r8 H$ r- e- z; z
12. When GBP/USD rate goes from 1.6150 to 1.8500, we say the dollar ______.
5 U+ i7 }! {: X$ z! qA. appreciates by 12.70%
) Z$ w" Z+ O1 ?9 `3 x0 EB. depreciates by 14.55% 9 X& |8 g8 D& h, t' h8 I
C. depreciates by 12.70%
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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? ______
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A. If X and Y are totally independent with each other, the risk of the portfolio is reduced
1 e" e# b/ a8 fB. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is perfectly offset # b2 W, R2 X9 ^4 D6 n/ ]
: v( n) `5 f: s5 jC. If X and Y are perfectly positively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased
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14. These are four main methods of securing payment in international trade:
5 A E" L( X& `payment under documentary credit
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; @$ L- \, w- ucollection, that is document against payment or acceptance of a bill of exchange $ \& ]5 s! Q6 ^9 l: |
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From an exporter‘s point of view, the order of preference is ______. 8 K! t& P/ b) e& d; |. q* Y% Q
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15. The main liability on a bank balance sheet is ______. 6 Z M, g9 H+ S1 a6 I- G
A. deposits $ p$ Z4 M# D5 Z* E2 y
B. capital and reserves
& ^5 ]6 c% I" x! R6 n" W2 {C. loans and overdrafts
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16. ______ shows that net income for a specified period of time and how it was calculated. & q6 h; p* [& x8 o! u2 e9 s2 H
A. The income statement 4 p* v0 v2 W, }3 d; L' F( F0 w
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