1. Usually the low interest rate currency trades at a ______ to the high interest rate currency in the forward market.
2 P( N# K" {1 j- z: B& }* t A. premium
5 H* v1 y4 ^5 t! K& ? B. par2 u1 F& i# l" d8 S
C. discount( Y$ }, y: A7 }# L; w1 s( D+ M( ^
D. bar 2. Which of the following statements about standby letters of credit is true? ______.$ Z" t2 M/ o+ w% B! \. Q: A
A. They can serve as a guarantee to a buyer against a seller defaulting1 P, [( ^5 d* i# K* g" p
B. They are contrary to the general rule that letters of credit may only be used for the actual movement of goods
% M4 w6 B9 g0 D; S0 O C. They are unlike a tender (or other) bond in their legal standing and method of operation
+ \/ k. _; H( a6 U4 j8 f- } D. They are unlike a tender bond with its fixed expiry date 3. The most liquid of all assets is ______.7 j3 b; P2 x9 F" @' m
A. the stock of commercial banks' g4 q) S! P. N% ^& a
B. M 1
. N9 R5 e: [! w- ?2 c C. intelligence
$ M) y" W- ]& Q B0 W8 } K5 u) F& p D. the debt of major corporations 4. Beta and standard deviation differ as risk measures in that beta measures ______.
6 q1 V$ D# U: B. L, D+ H A. only unsystematic risk, while standard deviation measures total risk
+ S. Q! I8 {% x _ l( p B. only systematic risk, while standard deviation measures total risk) x7 t) v: L( n* L
C. both systematic and unsystematic risk, while standard deviation measures only unsystematic risk
4 n9 m) s+ S% ] D. both systematic and unsystematic risk, while standard deviation measures only systematic risk5. What information would you find in a statement of cash flows that you would not be able to get from the other two primary financial statements? ______.
& _. J7 _3 p3 z$ H, H9 A A. Cash provided by or used in financing activities
+ l9 N% g4 v& u B. Cash balance at the end of the period2 v/ v2 Q2 R5 L' s- T
C. Total liabilities due to creditors at the end of the period3 j4 k8 }* B0 {
D. Net income 6. An analyst estimates that a stock has the following probabilities of return depending on the state of the economy: |