1. Which of the following is not a function of money? ______. A. To act as a medium of exchange+ Q% H5 a& T" v7 b q/ N4 A
B. To act as a unit of account
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D. To provide a double coincidence of wants, F/ t1 F7 S! }$ M# P' V& _' i! @6 E
E. To act as a means of payment& w" h1 o5 Y" s
2. The price in the foreign exchange market is called ______.
: C2 g7 O" M' i0 ? F; B, [$ _# c A. the trade surplus
, u9 Z- b$ e, l4 b$ h9 b B. the exchange rate9 s. Z, d w9 B# }
C. the money price
; V$ o" G X8 e* S4 Q! X D. the currency rate3 G" k2 R' {7 Z
3. Market risk refers to the risk of______.
( N6 l( M3 \+ S2 A2 h4 q2 G A. financial prices fluctuations
) g' d: X3 W1 L1 {0 [9 ^# V( R B. default! d I9 o3 o3 T8 v7 y2 ^9 g$ k
C. fraud) } G- O7 @: ?) M( l; J- x5 p
D. deferred payments: {9 o7 I, v! W, o
4. Which of the following is not among the generally accepted accounting principles? ______.
$ H% b* V: Y1 r, m, x A. Cash basis
+ o- s0 W/ L5 A9 ~8 K: X$ x" } B. Prudence a5 V/ d4 V3 F
C. Consistency
, v8 J3 ^( k. B8 v D. Going concern7 O+ C2 m' F5 t; Q( {# V& n* Y9 |
E. Money measurement.% B( s* M8 `( G |/ U, ?( M) V# }
5. What is a documentary letter of credit? ______.$ E5 @7 }5 r- b$ [, \
A. A conditional bank undertaking to pay an exporter on production of stipulated documentation
; b! d& d0 k b& o1 Q# P B. A method of lending against documentary security
1 O4 s+ s! Y: g C. An international trade settlement system biased in favour of importers9 _7 u* I' Y9 p7 y. q
D. All of the above+ \# c6 Z5 q+ A& I& Z5 d
6. Holding a group of assets reduces risk as long as the assets ______.
6 `5 W- z$ m# h' ]: ]8 V5 b A. are perfectly correlated3 M' }! H T' C; n
B. are completely independent
( `/ v2 W' K9 f3 t b& \4 Q C. do not have precisely the same pattern of returns
! H% C* K1 e5 y* N' P1 I8 l$ G D. have a correlation coefficient greater than one( X4 @1 K: B9 s
7. An amount, payable in money goods, or service, owed by a business to a creditor, is known as a/an . L: w& L' Z V2 X, \3 ^: w" \
A. liability
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C. equity
6 C5 @' P( k: F1 Q D. asset" Z1 [) O h2 g
8. What function is money serving when you buy a ticket to a movie? ______.
3 W1 H: ] ~3 X s7 }" Z5 j A. store of value: o7 K3 D+ u4 X/ j; N
B. a medium of exchange
9 \# c! p7 p9 _) @) w) M5 } u& O C. transaction demand2 R# e0 ?7 ~. S$ |
D. a unit of account
, Y4 ^' l* [3 A9 A9 x1 | 9. If foreigners expect that the future price of sterling will be lower, the ______.6 ?, E$ M. P4 g7 r' K" q
A. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate will fall
2 |' J8 N- B6 V% k3 Z ]" n B. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will rise, and the exchange rate may or may not increase
/ g6 V! C% Y' M& p$ A8 B2 t C. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will increase, and the exchange rate will rise
; M. Y& c0 Q* Z+ U D. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate may or may not fall q+ o9 c4 d! `' ?5 Z
10. The documentary collection provides the seller with a greater degree of protection than shipping on ______.- G c1 s0 }4 g, Z6 P- R% d
A. open account6 g/ K; s8 N+ V2 I) W- ~' ^% f
B. bank’s letter of guarantee, K4 d5 \5 N2 Q ^- m+ Z
C. banker’s draft, q+ m+ _# d+ u. E# e# K
D. documentary credit$ l4 _) r) M/ c" [
11. Which of the following statements is not true of central banks? ______.
1 P( s, v; y" f" H8 } A. They pay the government’s salaries
* _% p1 I2 |+ o# q+ k* A# J1 ?# Z B. They always undertake the regulation of the banking system0 r1 M& [! O. }) V) q% i
C. They are always the lender of last resort5 v: _ Q6 F) ~2 L/ t
D. None of the above
, ?/ o1 s2 A' E( t 12. When GBP/USD rate goes from 1.6150 to 1.8500, we say the dollar ______.
: _. s7 b' y" ?, H) V A. appreciates by 12.70%
5 O" ~9 `3 o, ~; U B. depreciates by 14.55%- r/ ]9 z+ n8 z( r# c
C. depreciates by 12.70%; S! |, x/ N7 y# M0 D7 k2 l; R5 o
D. appreciates by 14.55%
1 |5 s! l5 c T+ N3 b3 J 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? ______.+ o0 e2 E! p: b' b4 y+ `
A. If X and Y are totally independent with each other, the risk of the portfolio is reduced
9 ~6 S! F4 K9 @: J B. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is perfectly offset
" n8 l t& G- n$ i. I) M2 h% N C. If X and Y are perfectly positively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased' p1 h" V$ W0 I
D. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased& X9 G" i! C1 M) v! `8 @& i
14. These are four main methods of securing payment in international trade:6 C+ F4 f' T; G2 f, |; W
payment under documentary credit# c m1 R# I( G z- B
open account( a7 A7 _& d6 N- P+ d$ ]
collection, that is document against payment or acceptance of a bill of exchange$ |6 l: |8 B$ D
payment in advance
& W- R$ C4 k% ` From an exporter’s point of view, the order of preference is ______." B( K: l, R% h+ [
A.,,,
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C.,,,, b4 y/ T) P+ l" y8 U6 X+ F; n4 w4 f
D.,,,
2 Q" \+ d8 E8 Z, ~/ E6 C* N 15. The main liability on a bank balance sheet is ______.5 U& Q/ D+ [" @, n3 h+ W6 c2 f
A. deposits
$ H$ m/ `8 ]4 i/ H, u8 t B. capital and reserves& G8 l* d. S$ J& G- ?
C. loans and overdrafts' x6 `" g6 M$ P J$ E$ A+ g
D. cash
, o* z4 A: A2 k/ e' p( S6 k" ? 16. ______ shows that net income for a specified period of time and how it was calculated.6 t3 U o0 K I/ ^* d' j& ?( O
A. The income statement! u6 O1 E2 b9 I, ?
B. The capital statement
7 M$ _: J; d1 @( L) U C. The accounting statement( g5 d% C! D/ R
D. The statement of financial condition |