1. In general, the more liquid an asset the ______.' |# J4 T2 P9 c; c8 Z
A. less it is likely to yield7 f3 a; ? n- q: S8 G
B. greater its risk of default% J, v0 _9 \5 Y3 Q( |
C. lower its market price will be" e, `. |% t- O
D. more it will add to bank profits
1 f) U& o2 J6 ~) |9 F2. The interest rate printed on the face of a bond is called the ______.
; u' f: O( [$ S Z7 y0 lA. coupon rate9 z, o6 j' ~/ u- t
B. prime rate
# b( g: M# R" I# u9 q* yC. printed rate
, W. k) H& y* y' r2 ?! yD. nominal rate/ A( f$ D- d; a
3. A rise in interest rates leads to ______.6 D" ]& f8 {0 m, U' ?5 U
A. capital gains for bondholders4 Y8 \# P. C% k* {
B. capital losses for bondholders
) J, Y& R/ W6 `% v) ZC. income gains for bondholders! W0 n( k& ~8 {+ n! h* {
D. income losses for bondholders1 x6 X1 l5 a& S0 \, o8 a/ R8 |
4. If the reserve requirement ratio were equal to zero, then ______.! y( B( s! |# K0 X0 I; g
A. the deposit multiplier would be infinitely large
: K+ o6 h! v1 y/ @1 ~9 gB. required reserves would be equal to zero5 v+ `; ~) Q; N& g9 i
C. the banking system would theoretically be able to create an infinitely large amount of demand deposits
% L! e8 H( [3 B& W5 HD. all of the above
0 p0 v2 F' I# S; n3 q5. Financial intermediaries’ primary function in financial markets is to serve as ______.
' S( J- T2 ], |2 N7 X4 ~$ UA. ultimate borrowers
# ~/ [' y% l. P }B. ultimate lenders; q- ~# U. p+ a) ]
C. ultimate savers/ L+ j! \( ~7 @; F# a
D. middlemen" T0 I ~7 r- ?; m) f% Y/ J
6. Suppose the Fed buys $10 million in government securities from a commercial bank. If the required reserve ratio is 0.25, what is the maximum amount by which checkable deposits in the banking system can change? ______.4 m1 b- a" m1 q) z; d6 k
A. +$10000000 o; {) F0 @( y* p7 h4 m- p
B. +$25000000% l4 y# H% @& H5 d6 [" v% p
C. +$400000000 D7 }- F& Y- l# O. k( i/ E! c# K$ y
D. -$40000000- O* s8 ]& x+ G+ [9 R
7. Suppose the annualized yield on a 91-day Treasury bill is 1.25%. If you invested $10 000 in this bill, how much would you have to pay for this security? ______.
& S5 X$ Z! e8 M0 e, I( JA. $11.2508 Q2 Z2 o8 j$ L& }/ k; Q
B. $10012.50# h! o6 Q+ I8 H0 W9 j H$ H! m1 z
C. $9998.75
4 L, a$ k8 T( `) s- h( q; B) fD. $9968.93: U& }) ? W- R6 q$ W7 z
8. Who are the first to bear financial losses incurred by the bank? ______., w B4 w6 A# @7 ?4 z
A. The depositors, i9 D2 Q! F% U. W/ L& [) F1 U
B. The debtors
" C8 Q. x E( R2 v3 D4 eC. The bank capital shareholders9 J6 l# f( P0 Z5 a- A9 d: z: K
D. The bank employees
3 D7 g1 c3 }: S( }1 i. Q9. A government is faced with a balance of payments deficit. It may take action to deal with this by doing all of the following except ______.+ a. o* s r4 o0 q5 T7 V8 \
A. devalue the currency: v( K' C' w# b- {0 k; \6 P
B. reduce interest rates
0 g: G( ^0 H" AC. restrict consumer spending. L# _* ~% K9 W2 m1 f* \( l+ S
D. restrict imports + x7 ]! N8 ~4 e7 s8 A! r
# n3 V+ [8 I- x10. According to the principle of comparative advantage, countries ______.1 Z) N, o. t4 D
A. should specialize in producing goods they have lower opportunity cost for
4 A7 ~6 c* _& D& wB. should export goods they can produce at lower input costs m" ~; {* z% ]8 S- L5 Z! K" B
C. will specialize in producing goods which they can produce at lower input costs: t: V/ h1 q- ]3 u
D. should specialize in producing goods they have lower absolute costs for: R. {$ b; O) ^+ J
11. A currency depreciation on the foreign exchange market will ______." r$ v8 ]% F. ^* n, Z
A. encourage imports to the country whose currency has depreciated8 B# i' P& J* `" Y
B. discourage imports to the country whose currency has depreciated
/ O. x% E I3 z* B5 k& o ]1 VC. discourage exports to the country whose currency has depreciated# k O+ ~$ M; }8 ~/ m5 J8 G4 B
D. encourage foreign travel by the citizens of the country whose currency has depreciated
2 [( t: a2 b* ?12. The difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy is that ______.
" d. A$ ~* h) C- MA. fiscal policy is macroeconomic policy and monetary policy is microeconomic policy
7 q5 L- R- v2 _B. monetary policy is macroeconomic policy and fiscal policy is microeconomic policy" y/ Y: E: T9 ?
C. fiscal policy involves regulation of natural monopolies and monetary policy involves the provision of public goods( e$ `9 B" P; ]" r6 P4 l: Y
D. monetary policy involves regulation of the money supply and fiscal policy involves government spending and taxing
8 V) X8 x) h. e- [# q13. When economists speak of the utility of a certain good, they are referring to ______., d( Z5 e/ q% w
A. the demand for the good" n) Z% D2 a, [$ Z7 | Q
B. the usefulness of the good in consumption
- L% Z$ y% I) `4 L5 N# ], iC. the satisfaction gained from consuming the good) V6 t3 [, p! U
D. the rate at which consumers are willing to exchange one good for another
" c4 M, T: o* ]; D) s14. How are financial ratios used in decision making? ______.
0 Q& k6 |# \' JA. They remove the uncertainty of the business environment
7 N" g L% T E+ \& q4 j d/ f' aB. They give clear signals about the appropriate action to take
' o" O! b; w5 k8 {C. They can help identify the reasons for success and failure in business, but decision making requires information beyond the ratios
1 l |: E( }0 w4 CD. They aren’t useful because decision making is too complex.
7 j; D+ G& C4 [# p15. A good is called an inferior good if sales ______.
# w9 P& n. w' i0 iA. are unaffected by income5 T. h$ Q6 ~. Y. W4 W% ~
B. rise as price increases
, Q, a" a$ R9 P& N, n% |% x5 H( EC. decline as price increases
2 |( P; w1 d# {D. decline as income increases
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16. Interest rates are made up of ______.
6 X8 y' D; m& _A. the real rate and the inflation premium
) |, q6 A0 y9 }: n1 {B. the risk-free rate and the period rate
) t/ m9 I1 [2 ^1 P9 A. W wC. the risk premium |