1. Which of the following is not a function of money? ______.
* | f- c$ X8 l! G! q; l& w* f A. To act as a medium of exchange2 _2 D3 R/ e- w7 k0 `) z
B. To act as a unit of account6 g" h0 C5 L" ]& P. q: Q3 K
C. To act as a store of value
' M' b/ N% T, @' T* m' W D. To provide a double coincidence of wants- h( v' Y& L8 b, Q
E. To act as a means of payment9 `# M* @9 e/ i) C( l4 [. Z4 v
2. The price in the foreign exchange market is called ______.
5 i+ r( p, w- K* d A. the trade surplus& O V* h- U+ x3 [7 s, i
B. the exchange rate' ^. j6 E! t1 w1 G% n, f' y
C. the money price3 p+ h- G% P8 `' f. H z8 i0 L! V
D. the currency rate
K; ]' n' u5 M8 J4 |' c 3. Market risk refers to the risk of______.: @9 ~! g& i' T! \9 P; n! f# g
A. financial prices fluctuations% }5 ?" `' B3 q$ x, X f% g
B. default
5 B" ^" C7 m7 b C. fraud
& v& T5 F" z9 [+ l) R- ~: a+ V! W D. deferred payments8 f; R; n( o+ ^) j; V/ l
4. Which of the following is not among the generally accepted accounting principles? ______.5 j' E& S( c: N$ M( ~0 V
A. Cash basis$ l/ x' @( v& N9 h% F! U- Q
B. Prudence, w6 X \4 T1 F9 |
C. Consistency: m" z$ w7 w6 `/ }
D. Going concern
Q/ { R% a& w4 m0 Q0 h E. Money measurement.+ k7 R) T6 L* i' X
5. What is a documentary letter of credit? ______.( n& [/ _/ b! R4 n& q" S' O
A. A conditional bank undertaking to pay an exporter on production of stipulated documentation& [2 U$ Z" e0 {9 M% O l& ^
B. A method of lending against documentary security! K$ ^' m4 e, Y/ u9 v4 |9 Y
C. An international trade settlement system biased in favour of importers7 n+ T; c8 _2 J& i
D. All of the above `4 g5 L) N t
6. Holding a group of assets reduces risk as long as the assets ______. I# }. w W% K3 I* r0 T
A. are perfectly correlated
) z$ }3 u8 [0 ` B. are completely independent
: s) n" P: K0 ]! z C. do not have precisely the same pattern of returns6 x0 X, U, }& f+ w8 Q
D. have a correlation coefficient greater than one
0 v* h% v# W0 a* S) g' r8 f 7. An amount, payable in money goods, or service, owed by a business to a creditor, is known as a/an .4 k& B/ }6 j: B/ d7 [
A. liability
- t, m/ [! F2 \4 d& A$ Z% m% d B. debt
% O6 }/ K9 a& \3 q5 g4 a C. equity8 W* a- O* k# a4 m
D. asset8 W5 i. v( j% ]/ [6 L" j3 ]1 X& {7 G
8. What function is money serving when you buy a ticket to a movie? ______.
6 a% y7 s, p3 f* \ A. store of value
& V( k7 H4 H- S B. a medium of exchange
0 s4 x% B- _0 L/ J' x& J7 K) Z( ? C. transaction demand% A' \" r6 ^8 ^0 ]# p) O3 v
D. a unit of account, s# C* r( B& {5 z; Y* [% P) r) y* W
9. If foreigners expect that the future price of sterling will be lower, the ______.9 S5 P* n% }$ d+ r9 K" _
A. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate will fall
' n. e2 `7 u4 H3 V3 u; Y B. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will rise, and the exchange rate may or may not increase* O4 |8 ` T& a I* V" g" Z
C. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will increase, and the exchange rate will rise$ P* ~! @: g) k; _. p
D. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate may or may not fall6 E1 M1 s: F# M5 _
10. The documentary collection provides the seller with a greater degree of protection than shipping on ______.
9 z( y0 M( V) ^- M: N3 K( Z4 ` A. open account; T4 c7 q9 x, A
B. bank's letter of guarantee+ S2 I% P" ?& g+ }" A+ K9 u
C. banker's draft. I; D3 G% ~0 D9 ^$ O- [
D. documentary credit2 T& C0 r: g& L
11. Which of the following statements is not true of central banks? ______.
5 Z5 O) b. L/ F0 s; M! ~/ k! x A. They pay the government's salaries
& V# o( G. O- t% {5 ]' {2 y- a( O, t B. They always undertake the regulation of the banking system+ v4 \1 d" o: e
C. They are always the lender of last resort7 ~) c( f' R3 Y0 K, r
D. None of the above% ^( n A& F) [% ?6 I
12. When GBP/USD rate goes from 1.6150 to 1.8500, we say the dollar ______.
$ B( R, E" \. H A. appreciates by 12.70%; \3 i: u, o2 k, R$ w: d' |
B. depreciates by 14.55%
8 ^0 z% z }3 ^; U% r C. depreciates by 12.70%
! s; |' j! D1 D( U) c$ t D. appreciates by 14.55%* B" G* l/ r y7 w8 o
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? ______.
5 u3 J8 y& v2 }3 O A. If X and Y are totally independent with each other, the risk of the portfolio is reduced/ j3 i9 k( |$ |# ]! V d) ~
B. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is perfectly offset- r6 [1 A$ b. \" d4 T+ h
C. If X and Y are perfectly positively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased! c& r! _. v, R2 A6 W, C* q! X3 A4 g: G
D. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased- D7 ?- D0 r+ [- R X
14. These are four main methods of securing payment in international trade:8 ~- y; D; U" M- F( }' R! K
(1) payment under documentary credit
3 C0 J; ], [! a: {3 o& @ (2) open account
d/ _* X Z# y" w- ?6 A (3) collection, that is document against payment or acceptance of a bill of exchange
4 Y* X: N- @; j3 D' L (4) payment in advance( e7 e, e X# F6 y
From an exporter's point of view, the order of preference is ______.
+ i' N d- I+ c6 _" P A. (4) , (2) , (3) , (1)
* A% M* M' Z8 X/ @8 F B. (4) , (1) , (3) , (2)% f9 C& M7 \' K" }. r+ r/ g: L
C. (4) , (3) , (1) , (2)9 I+ D, b2 R! I8 v0 c6 p' E
D. (2) , (4) , (1) , (3)
/ ^" v) k x" D5 S4 R 15. The main liability on a bank balance sheet is ______.2 B2 G* ?$ r3 A$ ? P# A
A. deposits% L: y a, \9 p/ I* D
B. capital and reserves) s( |9 Q2 M! j; S5 V" e- ]
C. loans and overdrafts* s: y$ C* x4 E0 x. l& J+ i0 L
D. cash
0 G) h+ n& }; e0 ~- Q 16. ______ shows that net income for a specified period of time and how it was calculated.
8 p# h# x9 {3 m' \6 Z& e A. The income statement |