1. Which of the following is not a function of money? ______. A. To act as a medium of exchange
( Z+ U, A4 A1 H# l6 HB. To act as a unit of account
T1 E- [% e- A dC. To act as a store of value
7 g& \! O2 R! p7 L: |7 D8 ^0 b- UD. To provide a double coincidence of wants
: |, I$ F @+ [& `9 ^7 ]E. To act as a means of payment
9 ~5 p* K+ d6 r% T3 a( [! b2. The price in the foreign exchange market is called ______.
" T" c) X9 z- BA. the trade surplus
8 d* { ?* ~" A' }' GB. the exchange rate
' f7 s- V7 H3 ?+ YC. the money price
2 z. H; t4 J, i- Q8 q: r# C1 u/ Y KD. the currency rate. B7 W; r* }: H1 g
3. Market risk refers to the risk of______.4 H8 B# m* U# K' A+ g0 }( D8 r
A. financial prices fluctuations) j- M! T( ~5 r5 [2 `
B. default
' r4 a+ X$ ^% N8 u- X5 P7 R, t; y& wC. fraud) q. J( L( c1 y/ |8 j0 g' q
D. deferred payments5 i7 |% W6 W5 m R9 G3 z' Z
4. Which of the following is not among the generally accepted accounting principles? ______.8 C# D7 T: n! R
A. Cash basis
O/ V: J; }) d. }6 _+ X' wB. Prudence4 ^0 y5 D0 n" e( K
C. Consistency; w G7 [# i6 e; e
D. Going concern7 N9 b1 p7 U |0 N1 |' R2 r+ `1 ?
E. Money measurement.# g; d: D# t& i5 U' V1 D
5. What is a documentary letter of credit? ______., A+ A3 j' \! X& `# t/ N1 X+ D
A. A conditional bank undertaking to pay an exporter on production of stipulated documentation2 H0 e& }, ], R9 E0 Y
B. A method of lending against documentary security1 _' ?' D1 Y0 [8 h0 p4 A
C. An international trade settlement system biased in favour of importers( F, t$ b/ T" ~/ z: v
D. All of the above2 W4 f5 o$ \* C( T
6. Holding a group of assets reduces risk as long as the assets ______.
& ], P# J$ o8 R9 K. |$ {+ j4 iA. are perfectly correlated X S1 k. }' h' |7 S. {6 A% j
B. are completely independent
% s4 y8 y% ?3 D; @/ LC. do not have precisely the same pattern of returns! w. m( Y& M& d6 L% ]6 x+ U4 C
D. have a correlation coefficient greater than one7 K1 R- n, N% g1 x) v
7. An amount, payable in money goods, or service, owed by a business to a creditor, is known as a/an . d4 P- Q6 A+ v" @4 m/ A( Z
A. liability1 \0 t7 L& ~2 b5 I- n& n: f
B. debt
4 P9 J; x* \: c, D$ M# h# |6 RC. equity
" G: F+ B& n3 zD. asset
4 Y3 _; _; ]8 t/ M5 P y0 d |) e, Z8. What function is money serving when you buy a ticket to a movie? ______.
( w" ^# T! J+ t* eA. store of value
6 a, p" G6 f/ f- d' QB. a medium of exchange
- k" {; G7 k2 g+ B" E0 RC. transaction demand
) I1 A& h: c3 }' y- nD. a unit of account6 _: W( M7 o# x
9. If foreigners expect that the future price of sterling will be lower, the ______.
6 B/ v0 v, L1 N9 XA. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate will fall8 U6 h: I. s$ s m
B. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will rise, and the exchange rate may or may not increase6 R, \* d! \; u2 a2 i. K
C. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will increase, and the exchange rate will rise1 J4 o3 F% K+ u: j
D. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate may or may not fall
2 K' H+ j: e/ q8 d t% g* u10. The documentary collection provides the seller with a greater degree of protection than shipping on ______.2 z- G$ u3 V& g* A2 ]+ f1 a2 o
A. open account0 Y% Z2 j" Z5 Q0 _" N( s
B. bank‘s letter of guarantee
6 n+ A7 ~' e1 f) v: x# oC. banker‘s draft
# c" U6 _8 b3 Z4 r: t. ZD. documentary credit7 [% b- |( `9 b) M+ {
11. Which of the following statements is not true of central banks? ______.5 O! w* H& H y6 f) {2 W' o2 k
A. They pay the government‘s salaries
9 @7 u) W F+ I7 X( ?4 c' YB. They always undertake the regulation of the banking system" S/ z, z- Y2 g- b: a
C. They are always the lender of last resort
6 H0 F0 t% A& l0 P: D0 Y CD. None of the above' A# Q& J6 E$ `9 ?$ l. T0 l
12. When GBP/USD rate goes from 1.6150 to 1.8500, we say the dollar ______.4 O" n6 P. s) j$ I' ]
A. appreciates by 12.70%1 o6 }: Z& ^$ p( \- d( a4 p' d" U
B. depreciates by 14.55%3 f6 y( y9 d! T$ n0 M+ B8 g
C. depreciates by 12.70%
; T. j4 p9 R! XD. appreciates by 14.55%' @- G1 k( p) {( e2 o# Y! x# g
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? ______.
# j$ Z6 _; g! W# @. q( _% qA. If X and Y are totally independent with each other, the risk of the portfolio is reduced; j+ \0 e; ^4 r. o1 m; G- b
B. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is perfectly offset; U, d4 B: J( p; S: B0 s0 m
C. If X and Y are perfectly positively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased
2 n4 q9 }6 p0 j: Q" f( PD. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased9 H- Y% p4 W0 W$ G) P: T
14. These are four main methods of securing payment in international trade:' `) V% k5 c0 J' `! ^
payment under documentary credit
$ W [( ?' y) c* X$ yopen account
7 W8 S- P9 q; M6 `. N% Acollection, that is document against payment or acceptance of a bill of exchange
1 `' ]- q# `% ?payment in advance
. a& X ^. z' i( uFrom an exporter‘s point of view, the order of preference is ______.1 D' z: I+ m! r
A. , , , . h* _$ Y' R; U9 _1 i p1 R- `1 S
B. , , , ) P$ |+ O8 I4 s8 g
C. , , ,
/ q k& F3 z# T0 n% ?D. , , , + r% S. W9 o, q ~6 B
15. The main liability on a bank balance sheet is ______.) q2 r4 t) T6 \; C1 \
A. deposits
/ O7 i5 [9 h1 r) eB. capital and reserves% z. f P+ Q; j% b
C. loans and overdrafts% I; |9 l4 ~5 ?6 |! F4 t
D. cash
( E X! x: D6 L/ L/ a16. ______ shows that net income for a specified period of time and how it was calculated.3 K4 Z5 i' O, ?4 {5 ?
A. The income statement! D: i' K- p3 i7 j4 U3 n6 \
B. The capital statement
' e4 ~1 D6 q" s$ E2 c- ^1 i9 S, KC. The accounting statement. p1 h8 J2 t6 q" r- |
D. The statement of financial condition
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17. Why must the liabilities and assets of a bank be actively managed? ______. |