1. The financial statements that are dated for a time period (rather than a specific time) are the .
5 O1 ?( [$ p0 J! SA. balance sheet and income statement
9 I- e6 A: D0 C! K c- {B. income statement and statement of cash flows
- Z' a* d& i: b, X1 h! NC. balance sheet and statement of owners' equity: Y% P7 f" y/ F+ I5 E
D. all of the above
2 Z- J& e+ }, K+ l2. Which of the following is an example of off-balance-sheet financing? ______.7 y- U' w& j' n$ |
A. Operating lease
# A# v) d1 `( Q' _B. Debenture bonds5 D: p: B) G- J7 h+ E3 F# V. i! s
C. Current portion of long-term debt7 a6 E8 j$ Z+ y* m5 {0 v1 D! S$ [
D. Convertible bonds+ O3 @/ K) G5 Z; |! ~8 h% {
3. Borrowers can gain access to the surplus funds of savers ______.5 `2 X7 K8 u1 b7 D& I
A. by issuing securities to savers
% q- t% R! w2 ?- rB. through financial intermediaries! E+ O0 p5 D' C n: o
C. by purchasing securities such as stocks and bonds, d/ ]+ E7 Z P( U8 G# m
D. all of the above
3 b9 l6 r- x7 v' D3 }( P8 V, D3 @/ NE. both A and B
) t2 |! \# @4 z4. Which of the following assets are most liquid? ______.- g. m- `: Z4 C
A. High grade corporate bonds! y5 d8 V) u* F) X4 V8 w
B. Time" deposits" n8 P3 R4 O( L! s
C. Stocks in General Electric Company
- u- F* U, Y1 `$ e1 hD. Passbook savings deposits
8 T t5 ~7 {6 Z, b5. Secondary markets for securities ., V/ f# f3 H) a
A. deal only in bonds
, _4 c' U( {% F( _* `1 M/ E! i' D5 I+ tB. are markets primarily for the initial sale of new issues# p1 [' x, [7 y/ H
C. are markets for trading in outstanding debts and equity claims0 O [$ k$ u2 f* j( L. {
D. are also called "investment banks"
2 j& g. X1 S& e0 t/ q5 `6. The concept of ______ is based on the common-sense notion that a dollar paid to you in the future is less valuable to you than a dollar today.' D3 N4 U) J1 Z6 T' a) d
A. future value
4 P0 n# Q. t+ u( |) z% VB. present value+ u5 }+ [+ V$ v. i% g
C. deflation
& ` _: H' I9 J3 h- u4 c/ YD. interest! i$ O- a/ V5 o" X- `
7. Which of the following would not result in a credit entry in the China's balance of payments? .
" L8 k% v: ?) }& h8 MA. The sale of a piece of furniture to a business firm in Japan" S2 B3 ~% C2 w* W4 A' z) d! l
B. Interest and dividends paid on foreign investment in China2 I8 C2 _2 P n' N9 f
C. Interests on a Chinese bank deposit in the United Kingdom) T, N6 N8 a2 z* w0 u" D, q6 b/ \' q
D. An increase in foreign investment in China
5 Z2 K4 L9 s$ X7 P6 W+ h8. Futures contracts can be ______.
0 B I6 |0 [- uA. used as protection against large price swings
( k5 \1 _+ x) k9 ~, ?! jB. countered by an offsetting purchase or sale
7 l) s8 X6 u5 a2 gC. participated by hedgers or speculators. M \, n( P" H0 H6 z8 [+ X
D. all of the above
% ^/ J: I: H3 ~- ~+ R) J- `9. Suppose that you own a business and are considering expanding your productive capital through an increase in investment spending. You will invest only if ______.
( \2 `8 C3 j8 r* s- O. u& vA. you are able to obtain the necessary funds at a low nominal interest rate4 M! L5 }0 g1 u8 _' N$ H# u
B. the investment does not affect your cost of production
: y9 v4 _+ h UC. the present value of future income exceeds the cost of the investment plus interest on any money that you must borrow$ `) ^0 ~9 e, R- t
D. you observe that your competitors are expanding their productive capital
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2 p* i6 z* E2 f/ n v6 O10. If Y and V are constant, and M doubles, the quantity equation implies that the price level .5 ?! Z4 u6 z% q: X
A. more than doubles
# ^: H: E) Y7 dB. less than doubles
5 W3 d9 ~4 f8 O; v: r- P9 d' Z9 O* |C. doubles# q- N) z% q- H, W( U4 A6 C: k
D. might do any of the above
S3 v+ U$ |, o0 gE. more information is needed
5 C3 M: ~: z6 ~9 e11. Posting is the process of transferring information from the ______.% g5 _% m$ f7 Y& I. d& j' n
A. journal to the trial balance/ L& U7 t/ T9 C& S
B. ledger to the financial statements
& I/ S. \% f4 ^C. ledger to the trial balance
! \0 I: z& ]* z1 _! P" p5 ~D. journal to the ledger
+ N0 c. J$ b! L4 }$ X12. A long call option is ______.6 y8 o# `5 ]7 V$ Z7 `5 b4 L' h# m
A. the right to buy the underlying instrument
: s" e& q1 c) Z1 pB. the right to sell the underlying instrument9 ^ w, C F% r- {. p5 ]
C. the obligation to buy the underlying instrument
0 Y0 c' R0 B6 j! X0 AD. the obligation to sell the underlying instrument0 R/ p) r2 U5 F! X
13. Which of the following $1 000 face-value securities has the highest yield to maturity? ______.
6 o' o; U8 W7 `8 \& sA. A 5% coupon bond selling for $10003 R! k/ N) u' x, Q/ Z
B. A 15% coupon bond selling for $1000
' g% b5 C" f/ p, ]0 m7 d/ s) cC. A 10% coupon bond selling for $1000% L" M/ w- O+ F+ a& ^- w5 K
D. A 15% coupon bond selling for $900) O& `, K: s) p, N( T& Y
14. When the price of a bond is ______ the equilibrium price, there is an excess demand of bonds and the price will ______.6 Q/ A9 e9 y. @% ?% X x/ ~* x
A. above...rise$ l8 _' z! v5 I0 G) y. U7 s
B. above...fall
' M6 y1 j- v4 P8 A8 l4 w0 mC. below...fall) O1 [) v5 I% I, z8 I" Q* r" X
D. below...rise
2 D3 F3 w5 w) H& o0 ?8 t' d15. Which of the following accounts is not closed? ______.1 m" R M% f1 b2 q0 r, o
A. Supplies Expense0 O" n2 G' F2 |, f. a! U: o
B. Prepaid Insurance
9 J. ]9 s" n ?; _. S* XC. Interest Revenue/ z4 ^/ I* Z: h% m
D. Dividends
) g1 F! o# ^/ ]! N9 u16. Which of the following instruments is traded in a capital market? ______.0 @3 D% ]# Q: ]3 H- {" U
A. Bankers acceptance5 ^ r: E7 G1 V. m; G
B. S. Treasury Bill1 i! ]1 c7 Y& g$ k7 f2 t
C. Eurodollar5 |/ [6 [( C; f# q+ h! ^3 V1 g2 Y
D. Commercial paper
# F5 d- D c9 o. ]& |( ?E. None of the above' r0 k- }& f& E4 X M$ W
E( E @7 H- C2 q17. Which of the following is generally true of all bonds? ______.
+ Y! ]9 J2 k. N4 X- t3 S* Z+ dA. The longer a bond maturity, the lower is the rate of return that occurs as a result of the increase in an interest rate
9 P- P8 H" @/ g* xB. Even though a bond has a substantial initial interest rate, its return can turn out to be negative if interest rates rise) j1 [; a u7 X6 Y, u# h1 P- e
C. Prices and returns for long-term bonds are more volatile than those for shorter-term bonds |