61. The statement of cash flows is designed to assist users in assessing each of the following, except .
0 M/ a X4 r* A( { A. the ability of a company to remain solvent
X0 I4 i& A# g1 Z" n# y) v B. the company’s profitability
; H. E) S. Z3 M2 L& V: e C. the major sources of cash receipts during the period
( N- O! ?/ q6 I6 Z5 o" m/ U5 l D. the reasons why net cash flows from operating activities differ from net income
- m7 e1 z4 j9 N6 ?; r 62. Which of the following is a main policy tool of the central bank? ______.* o: T6 x$ o1 I) |: D) W$ z& U
A. Taxation7 p o+ C5 k2 Y( G7 G3 _
B. Open market operation
8 N" q H" t4 E8 A C. The prime rate
( \9 z+ A" U) f, Y" g& T, _0 ` D. The money supply: `9 e# M* U4 [& e7 T8 N
63. Which of the following is not included in the statement of cash flows, or in a supplementary schedule accompanying the statement of cash flows? ______.; P4 H8 `; k# B0 m5 ~9 `
A. Disclosure of the amount of cash invested in money market funds during the accounting period: g! [6 k W: z9 `) r
B. A reconciliation of net income to net cash flows from operating activities
& ]% b+ a: h; Z1 }" y C. Disclosure of investing or financing activities that did not involve cash0 J4 n. Z; d1 l. j/ L% p* U
D. The amount of cash and cash equivalents owned by the business at the end of the accounting period
7 {6 o& p3 R+ a9 P" Y O/ a, o+ J 64. The yield on bank reserves is equal to ______.
: h f% z6 R; v& ^ A. the discount rate: `. Y/ {. Z( A
B. the prime rate
4 D) k2 u+ K' [0 c j5 i C. a specific rate decided by the central bank9 U1 g8 ~. e0 o
D. 0 percent& d$ V, W G1 M
65. The feature of APT that offers the greatest potential advantage over the simple CAPM is the .- I6 Y" ]& | a' K$ j/ ?, G
A. identification of anticipated changes in production, inflation, and term structure of interest rates as key factors explaining the risk-return relationship3 M+ |" C0 V' ~ |
B. superior measurement of the risk-free rate of return over historical time periods( e6 S2 R- B* J5 N
C. use of several factors instead of a single market index to explain the risk-return relationship
7 v4 h! \0 ^: ~ z" T, x" g" n( q7 R D. variability of coefficients of sensitivity to the APT factors for a given asset over time
; P0 d- H0 X$ p6 H6 h, j 66. In documentary collection, the exporters present the documents to ______ after the goods have been shipped.
6 P Y0 y! \4 J3 x* q$ L A. the remitting bank9 u4 {6 {) ?, v L
B. the collecting bank
: z3 p, g4 @6 w3 @ C. the reimbursing bank
3 C" ?7 X9 H8 A; o+ R D. the opening bank2 y' [7 |, l& Y# D8 k5 z
67. If a bank has ______ rate-sensitive liabilities than assets, a ______ in interest rates will reduce bank profits, while a ______ in interest rates will raise bank profits.
$ I/ |" p3 y, U1 X# ]5 ^ A. fewer...rise...decline
* m/ U0 `. k# }6 K. _' I7 ^ B. more... decline... rise8 L ^! Y6 s$ V8 ^ w( o
C. more... rise... decline# ]; P; B8 |' I2 v' T1 `
D. fewer...rise...rise
4 x8 B8 A( ^! M9 Y: O- I& G+ {. `) w 68. An L/C applicant is unhappy with the goods he receives. He is due to pay a term bill of exchange. Which of the following course of action could take place? ______.
$ V3 k3 R1 E; Z+ R! ]( J A. He is obliged to pay as the documents were in order
$ Q0 S- R- T, W9 E8 J B. He can instruct the issuing bank not to debit him5 s( ` |" V# d% U( X
C. He can pay a reduced amount to compensate for the inferior goods
* w j& B W" G" y5 N# N/ G D. He instructs the issuing bank to return the documents with a payment refusal statement to the beneficiary2 a# ]# G( i8 q" m% y
69. Which of the following would be considered a Eurodollar? .8 [9 U- e7 S. X: L- Y' K3 Y
A. A U.S. dollar in a bank outside the U.S.
) N7 L6 c9 M% w( Y! M; ^ f& b0 O+ B B. A U.S. dollar held as an international reserve asset by a foreign central bank
. P( U8 _6 }/ k/ \ C. A Federal Reserve notein the pocket of a tourist visiting Europe) O: M4 c s$ |/ b" n
D. None of the above! g! F& s3 |2 N1 [, |
70. Which of the following is usually least important as a measure of short-term liquidity? .
3 M5 l3 I/ B! I/ t2 }$ h, z) l' } A. Quick ratio* c9 h- M+ z2 Q$ ~" s* |, T
B. Current ratio
, m) u% ]9 Z* R C. Debt ratio
5 n& p) @1 u# o% s8 i2 R D. Cash flows from operating activities |