1. When a country runs a foreign trade deficit under a flexible foreign exchange rate system, its .. Q/ W& h. n) L/ V m4 T: |6 P
A. imports automatically increase
4 q* h) q3 C1 o' g" ]' wB. currency automatically depreciates
5 l. ~6 B# a( Z2 M* `8 DC. exports automatically decline0 Z a* X) a' n9 d+ p8 a
D. currency automatically appreciates9 n0 o5 |! g# E/ D$ _
8 j' d# g+ ~" u2. Which of the following statements is not true of accounting? ______.7 m6 Q d. |. W& f" n
A. Accounting is language of business
6 S' n" h" ~5 s" t, y! J4 uB. The user of accounting includes business, government, nonprofit organizations and individuals.
+ ?" K$ G/ p, V# XC. Accounting is useful for decision making
6 E0 l4 e8 N# ]' j+ M0 PD. Accounting is an end rather than a means to an end 1 j* X' c/ i# B
8 _5 Z+ R3 p/ B% b3. The term foreign exchange is best defined by the following statement: it is ______., p; R" c! c) S6 N2 W$ H
A. the rate of exchange between two currencies$ K( H1 I/ f7 Y! \- s2 A5 a9 w
B. synonymous with currency exchange
1 t; `* J; V( i# F- EC. the place in which foreign currencies are exchanged( K" j0 `! M* u% M' c0 m
D. an instrument such as paper currency, note, and check used to make payments between countries3 u' Q3 B7 s) L: U5 V; K6 }& o0 I
* X( y- t# ]8 }2 M& ^1 G4. What is Asset Allocation? ______.& O' N' f O$ H/ J' X3 F, I5 Y/ m
A. Buying assets of different types, risks, and potential returns ) B8 ^9 T: t# v/ F. y
B. Buying assets with more than one brokerage account
* s3 D3 w/ j9 |9 jC. The ability to buy mutual funds
, C0 R# F. L8 D$ pD. Buying stocks for the long term
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5. External users of financial accounting information include all of the following except .
, y# Z/ o+ J/ }* a$ s+ n) Y. Y ~A. suppliers
2 o% ?1 l9 R' K: `! y2 X8 iB. line managers
% M+ g. N7 A$ ]: fC. general public
5 y# u: _- U3 m0 rD. creditors
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6. CAPM is short for .2 Y# f3 R# \$ W8 e, g4 A
A. Capital Asset Pricing Model 7 m; O$ c6 U* P4 q' N
B. Cash Added Price Matrix/ W/ W, F8 a1 y, h/ G i4 Q
C. Capital Asset Pricing Matrix
4 \5 z4 L# x: gD. Cost and Price Model
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* K( i0 p A9 P: m5 N0 p2 J4 L. y7. Liquidity measures the ______.1 s+ |. O/ J* p4 o& W3 Y
A. value of an asset& g* P6 O3 M" ^' \' T# S
B. ease with which an asset can be exchanged + o! Y7 B3 y8 \4 I0 J9 d
C. usefulness of an asset
8 O+ Q" o+ R8 C3 V! Z& y- uD. economic and monetary reliability of an asset compared with other assets5 X5 L+ H. ?+ s0 F; B, R
- E- v5 V& M" |8. In a letter of credit transaction, the bank pays the seller against ______ which agree(s) with______.
& Q: M' m. v$ `+ p$ T: ], dA. documents... the credit 6 v# b' j1 m2 L5 x7 X3 c9 n- p5 n
B. merchandise... the contract
4 I# S- ^, W8 Y. Z1 _C. documents... the contract
& M8 g: c: I& W& _( T/ c( I! dD. merchandise...the buyer ordered7 q- p. I$ |. ^. D! v4 R, I. s" O( U
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9. A barter economy is one that does not possess _______." l1 A+ ]( K1 l [# g: |
A. any wealth " w: `/ t2 h. ^; N" Q3 w
B. printed currency: F: w: n7 u; ]7 D2 _
C. a medium of exchange
5 {0 m2 j$ s- d8 ~- m; V6 VD. gold
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10. Which of the following is not true of airway bill? ______.6 u4 r% n! @3 f1 p, b. Z. S% d
A. When goods are delivered to the airline, the airway bill is signed by them or their agents as a receipt of the goods) t8 j2 ^. R; B
B. Airway bill is a document of title to the goods
, |0 j: v% t' p, ~ x( c+ f9 U5 ]C. Airway bill may also provide evidence of despatch of the goods where it has been stamped indicating details of the relevant flight
8 w2 m- z4 c& z8 _' ]D. None of the above 11. The value of money varies _____.( S8 B- C' u7 O
A. directly with the unemployment rate 3 w$ |( {2 F7 q- P
B. directly with the price level) c. X' z7 S- i; u9 f3 C
C. inversely with the unemployment
0 Y5 c$ [2 _. W3 c/ L/ ~D. inversely with the price level
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' c4 W& H' e2 `0 s% {2 m12. The economics news on the television reports that the dollar has strengthened relative to the Japanese yen. This means that ______., \& c7 X1 R8 M: ^* _) \
A. the dollar has depreciated relative to the yen
9 p3 k( ]$ h! e gB. the dollar can now purchase more yen # v, i' G! i9 o* z
C. the yen can now purchase more dollars2 i. z: i+ G# R2 X
D. the US trade balance with the Japanese economy has improved$ N B/ m6 x- \0 ~
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13. 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 ______.
" \" {4 w; j1 l: {3 VA. price feedback theory ) K8 \* \4 F9 x" V
B. trade feedback theory% {9 U: X: K5 ~4 P
C. purchasing power parity theory - y+ t0 O2 \7 N/ D, x
D. J-curve theory, g8 V% D4 a# p. T; L4 H
3 y3 y0 j1 f u8 k, ~4 S: T14. According to the optimal portfolio theory, where should portfolios lie? ______.4 e* L4 t, V8 O
A. On the efficient frontier [ k" I3 y* c
B. Above the efficient frontier
* T+ y3 h! O0 j/ _( I$ {C. Under the efficient frontier% ]4 t/ P# K3 S5 z" ^
D. Anywhere, as long as the portfolio is diversified x0 f8 J# H8 H, J3 W& ^! E
9 u# y" ]* f% n15. Which of the following is not a user of management accounting information? ______." F8 Q2 J4 p1 w0 l# T
A. Store manager
: ~4 d1 E" P3 G5 B+ Q$ ]5 oB. Creditor ; P3 U L0 d* n/ p# {7 u/ A& r! @
C. CEO
0 x: n- e; f" b. W8 v1 R$ ]& cD. CFO
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16. Based on the scenarios below, what is the expected return for a portfolio with the following return profile? ______.; l$ U5 p1 _5 [
Market Condition b% ]5 B* R, F
bear Normal Bull
$ x1 B6 w; R3 K& A5 G0 PProbability 02 0.3 05
7 n- X2 c, F/ x1 o7 tRate of return —25% 10% 24%( a$ _1 s6 s$ w% J! r
A. 4%
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C. 20% E0 P, ~5 M2 w
D. 25%7 l9 a! {3 `( J- s% p7 n
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Use the following expectations on Stocks X and Y to answer questions 17 through 19 (round to the nearest percent).& F7 x& r3 M) Q/ Y' T5 f
Bear Market Normal Market Bull Market0 {& e: |! U4 h' I) L; `: w) Y6 p
Probability 0.2 0.5 0.3
" A- ^! ]1 \: \) R2 Y+ w9 kStock X_ -20% 18% 50%
/ K0 @# W9 a6 eStock Y -15% 20% 10%0 ?3 S3 B1 [2 w; P8 E6 D
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17. Financial markets serve to channel funds from ______. |