69. A barter economy is one that does not possess _______.& T5 d# P3 U6 w2 j n* @0 _
A. any wealth B. printed currency* e* I: m$ |5 {4 Z% P4 J7 B% u
C. a medium of exchange D. gold; r0 i2 s, A3 t" l
70. Which of the following is not true of airway bill? ______.4 M" r& T% d: D$ E4 }1 D/ @: A
A. When goods are delivered to the airline, the airway bill is signed by them or their agents as a receipt of the goods9 c2 f7 p! [, t8 C9 l
B. Airway bill is a document of title to the goods. c4 j7 y4 y9 t0 q' `
C. Airway bill may also provide evidence of despatch of the goods where it has been stamped indicating details of the relevant flight
) g7 z8 p2 A0 A) ^/ V5 f5 A D. None of the above" _2 {+ {* |. L+ P% E
71. The value of money varies _____.
+ p; L; h5 ^: A* w A. directly with the unemployment rate
+ c7 C- a. V5 c9 D B. directly with the price level8 S# X Y7 G2 H4 S
C. inversely with the unemployment) o6 P7 ^% c. h# @9 H0 e$ T3 [
D. inversely with the price level4 I9 e- }' V4 [" T
72. The economics news on the television reports that the dollar has strengthened relative to the Japanese yen. This means that ______.
# [- N" h8 k1 g) o A. the dollar has depreciated relative to the yen2 H$ s b$ x9 n8 R: d9 o( Y
B. the dollar can now purchase more yen
; Y2 V4 ^9 \( p4 T# w9 o6 q8 [ C. the yen can now purchase more dollars
s {$ l/ w7 b D. the US trade balance with the Japanese economy has improved$ S# E% P6 P( i8 @& y% |' j( V t5 V
73. The theory of international exchange that holds that exchange rates are set so that the price of similar goods in different countries is the same is the ______.6 P; | d5 p6 Y# Y7 S
A. price feedback theory) V; J$ s9 t+ x& M) B+ c9 h
B. trade feedback theory+ [, E0 g. Z* J1 o9 P, A
C. purchasing power parity theory5 m3 @$ {0 W: n5 A4 n' |: S
D. J-curve theory
& a) B+ x4 \9 _9 c7 J1 z 74. According to the optimal portfolio theory, where should portfolios lie? ______.: |' O1 T, x( _( Z* ?
A. On the efficient frontier& {9 Z" x8 Z9 ^& s
B. Above the efficient frontier3 {3 ~8 X" \( ^; A$ R- [$ f' R6 E
C. Under the efficient frontier9 d6 \$ n+ N/ H2 a9 ?5 W. }
D. Anywhere, as long as the portfolio is diversified
3 U% z! w, I+ s0 N* C& i1 v6 z 75. Which of the following is not a user of management accounting information? ______.) _ L: {9 }$ x
A. Store manager' p0 O6 ]7 E" R3 E$ L7 U$ A2 e& B
B. Creditor; {/ B) K" _8 e T
C. CEO) _: `/ t1 c$ o) W4 Z* J9 Y
D. CFO
9 J9 Y9 J' L# s3 w/ C7 e6 |1 T 76. Based on the scenarios below, what is the expected return for a portfolio with the following return profile? ______.' E0 y1 c/ t: b7 D" q0 T! [
Market Condition
8 Y+ A6 a# Y; J5 N, r bear Normal Bull Probability 02 0.3 05 Rate of return —25% 10% 24%
4 m1 c. s; n8 j Z4 C% d; \ A. 4% B. 10% C. 20% D. 25% Use the following expectations on Stocks X and Y to answer questions 17 through 19 (round to the nearest percent).
( v% r5 t7 t- Z5 o Bear Market Normal Market Bull Market Probability 0.2 0.5 0.3 Stock X_ -20% 18% 50% Stock Y -15% 20% 10%
* z( s2 X5 M7 a- E% ?0 C( r 77. Financial markets serve to channel funds from ______.
" {* D! w" p m( G* a! [ A. the government to contractors
' k1 g5 U% c x' B B. investors to consumers
8 i5 p8 E. g" U9 H: X/ O4 f C. consumers to producers
* `, L+ ]+ t% e n D. savers to investors
L5 G T% G0 p& q) i F8 ~. d 78. The agreements that were reached at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944 established a system .7 i3 H4 w1 F8 P: Q! T* f
A. of essentially fixed exchange rates under which each country agreed to intervene in the foreign exchange market when necessary to maintain the agreed-upon value of its currency
6 S) t- F$ l2 `/ C B. of floating exchange rates determined by the supply and demand of one nation‘s currency relative to the currency of other nations
" e* d! Z2 p* _ c C. that prohibited governments from intervening in the foreign exchange markets6 @; p, W ?. ^6 G% U% @( B$ `% I
D. in which the values of currencies were fixed in terms of a specific number of ounces of gold, which in turn determined their values in international trading
* S$ L7 s' p$ X2 W" d 79. Which of the following statements is not consistent with generally accepted accounting principles relating to asset valuation?) B4 y+ o ~, b1 N
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% a$ B! B6 e' x% J A. Assets are originally recorded in accounting records at their cost to the business entity* s1 z8 b, y/ X E- u; d
B. Accountants prefer to base the valuation of assets upon objective, verifiable evidence rather than upon appraisals or personal opinion q/ S# x( W* q
C. Accountants assume that assets such as office supplies, land and buildings will be used in business operations rather than sold at current market prices( F* u1 [$ ?8 G
D. Subtracting total liabilities from total assets indicates what the owner‘s equity in the business is worth under current market conditions
0 P/ o9 ~. ~( Z& D 80. A fiscal expansion in the UK ______ the pound sterling.# b$ G7 s0 ?6 L" E: m5 f/ |3 E4 e. ]$ j
A. tends to appreciate: @: `$ k1 q. M: r4 I, q
B. tends to depreciate
" W; h/ ~) P2 D* s7 j8 r8 a C. does not affect the price of& q' E2 [" X; T. w: m
D. has no predictable effect on the price of& i- B) i! R' q4 O" D: s
81. What are the expected returns for Stocks X and Y respectively? ______. |