1. Which of the following is not a function of money? ______.
& Y9 t6 i# N* `2 ^4 Q A. To act as a medium of exchange
) D4 ]8 `2 m! m B. To act as a unit of account
2 y, f9 S% g$ W' O# \& B9 v+ M; G C. To act as a store of value5 M3 G# t/ F5 I3 U; h
D. To provide a double coincidence of wants
3 M% _( o' G2 T# O& `7 m* M E. To act as a means of payment$ Y. ]: A! d2 z8 n; o
2. The price in the foreign exchange market is called ______.
" l9 o$ ?9 j$ R A. the trade surplus
' |9 l8 R2 q- o3 B. s { B. the exchange rate1 b% w u( j: r* S' R
C. the money price
8 k7 F4 }7 o* `' p# ?* G, L D. the currency rate
- K0 E8 Y' H+ P; W 3. Market risk refers to the risk of______.
' l) z9 K- x1 b- x A. financial prices fluctuations
; @, n: d2 P7 @( y o B. default
7 a# D& [7 x# u+ } C. fraud+ s$ D: M) T! V. e' A" p( F5 [# l
D. deferred payments
* T; M% ~( r9 M" f 4. Which of the following is not among the generally accepted accounting principles? ______.* a& m1 u8 [* z2 c# G7 |! S
A. Cash basis. K8 t% U! j) C9 |+ \7 S
B. Prudence
6 r1 V5 `7 b, y C. Consistency
3 j; v/ N, ^( \" [. i. l: C0 ` D. Going concern( G2 M+ E8 x- _7 M
E. Money measurement.: R/ N1 S5 N' U
5. What is a documentary letter of credit? ______./ O; y5 F1 K3 S# A* h
A. A conditional bank undertaking to pay an exporter on production of stipulated documentation9 k; b+ ^2 g5 X8 c; m
B. A method of lending against documentary security2 |" s' S: [- n- _5 \
C. An international trade settlement system biased in favour of importers
4 u% u; d: {1 T) Z0 b: T" T" V6 B D. All of the above9 H' S8 M/ U: C% D, G; v( s
6. Holding a group of assets reduces risk as long as the assets ______.
+ S( E9 O- H0 I0 S( B: X A. are perfectly correlated8 `( P" @6 }' P. V& \5 U
B. are completely independent! `/ h, Q+ F5 \* o/ ]9 A8 \$ o
C. do not have precisely the same pattern of returns( B% k. D: c+ }4 _6 j* |
D. have a correlation coefficient greater than one
) w7 m% _& t, Z 7. An amount, payable in money goods, or service, owed by a business to a creditor, is known as a/an .1 o* s) [2 D' `1 D' l" B" a
A. liability) T5 r. }) A8 R6 W
B. debt! ~: ~+ t/ P/ }3 q# M" G
C. equity
& y6 X+ n- K- e" G D. asset& R y% g. m' C( l8 W+ p
8. What function is money serving when you buy a ticket to a movie? ______.
8 _9 L* \8 r+ ~( M7 x7 J A. store of value2 p$ T- g$ O- K: L5 n
B. a medium of exchange
6 `" @6 ^4 }% ]" R4 x C. transaction demand0 p! ?7 A# Q/ q7 Z K2 Z
D. a unit of account
! }/ S+ d, C* p4 k! g: j u 9. If foreigners expect that the future price of sterling will be lower, the ______.% @+ C4 b* f6 O% L9 g% z
A. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate will fall
3 l1 [/ V: I7 P& X$ B. ?9 F/ m6 L B. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will rise, and the exchange rate may or may not increase' f0 U% K$ k* B
C. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will increase, and the exchange rate will rise
+ r5 K- h- Y( @2 `6 h D. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate may or may not fall
, u, \. V) v+ {+ O1 h 10. The documentary collection provides the seller with a greater degree of protection than shipping on ______.5 K* _7 A+ e# m# J
A. open account
0 m4 ]$ z+ g7 @% [3 W+ t( V+ D B. bank’s letter of guarantee! U% v: s6 ?5 t6 F& y
C. banker’s draft' n8 l" b. T; C/ s# w- c
D. documentary credit5 ]9 Q' m; s( b1 l3 V
11. Which of the following statements is not true of central banks? ______.
! q( B4 ?7 r% z# z3 \4 @ A. They pay the government’s salaries
" d& U5 N1 R" d H3 z$ z B. They always undertake the regulation of the banking system/ c% {) ?0 p$ v
C. They are always the lender of last resort
4 ]( N) @' h! h0 {5 n/ _ D. None of the above) a! V0 H: D# _9 M% {
12. When GBP/USD rate goes from 1.6150 to 1.8500, we say the dollar ______.4 |( G* {" _) Y8 X1 l
A. appreciates by 12.70%# W' ]/ S1 f' a& r3 D- |! n, \
B. depreciates by 14.55%7 y/ A" d7 ^7 x4 }5 y1 B* ~/ d7 W
C. depreciates by 12.70%
% d! S3 l/ t- P/ E( O6 c0 u D. appreciates by 14.55%; K+ \3 y" A6 j4 \2 [, x( W
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? ______.
6 q8 T* l1 g: x, V- X! z% W A. If X and Y are totally independent with each other, the risk of the portfolio is reduced
3 f j0 f+ v& s/ v B. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is perfectly offset+ R1 Q5 t+ s- d6 m: { U! ]8 ~6 E
C. If X and Y are perfectly positively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased9 H8 v! S: b+ q) _. C v1 y
D. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased, T4 _; O) o) k ~* z
14. These are four main methods of securing payment in international trade:
8 J" }4 A" @. s payment under documentary credit
( w. l7 t5 N; K6 T& _8 n open account
+ B d- i" u) ~+ R0 ?7 ` collection, that is document against payment or acceptance of a bill of exchange
* F/ A+ {! h. H payment in advance8 L. H; e: Z" g5 Q; v; B J
From an exporter’s point of view, the order of preference is ______.
! S1 k+ R- T. W* U% u3 @ A.,,,
% T! M4 _* J7 D' K y/ u B.,,,
5 r# n+ A0 |9 W2 Z C.,,,
# U* U' C/ @4 `6 w D.,,,
0 y P$ `0 {- Q( f6 s 15. The main liability on a bank balance sheet is ______.( K! o8 x5 L- ~2 n
A. deposits! x3 b: u# J/ n
B. capital and reserves
0 ?0 Y4 `( h- E- L5 o. v C. loans and overdrafts
. S! I, H8 F% C5 h D. cash
c8 P2 ^: t/ \! f/ N* l* W 16. ______ shows that net income for a specified period of time and how it was calculated.
4 K T& p- \, o A. The income statement/ e. }# m0 w! f2 _$ N
B. The capital statement |