1. The holder of preference shares has preference over the ordinary shareholders under the following circumstance: _______.
, H& _' i, c( E& R f6 x A. his voting rights are considered more important
$ Z0 I5 x0 Z4 G2 r! y+ U+ V8 Q# u B. he has the greater right in choosing the board of directors/ A! `8 p6 L# S7 `; z) a
C. he receives his dividend before the ordinary shareholder6 h3 l' ` d) K: N, f# |
D. he has the right to buy ordinary shares more cheaply
$ o4 f! q" W4 v2 P7 y, ^* U' C 2. What are the two major accounts in the balance of payments? ______.( u2 |9 F: C9 c$ Z
A. Current account and fixed account
, x- `; M) @! K; S B. Capital account and deposit account6 w- ` i; J* W+ i( P; l
C. Capital account and current account
3 Y/ w* n8 C7 X/ t5 r4 }: V; o* } D. The account recording transfer payment and the account including an offsetting transaction
1 r6 G! d- }1 [ 3. Which of the following is not a financial instrument? ______.) x2 F- w' f! l7 R& s( h: _$ X
A. Treasury bills
7 B6 g }9 p) R) i B. Real estate+ R. Z# r9 r* r
C. Mortgages/ M$ |7 p0 N6 t8 v3 y
D. Stocks
9 G4 H6 C+ M, j0 x 4. The yield to maturity on a bond is ______.8 p7 j* C9 g+ d! L; s
A. below the coupon rate when the bond sells at a discount, and above the coupon rate when the bond sells at a premium( P% X/ Q/ p; i+ Q2 g0 a" }7 H
B. the discount rate that set the present value of the payments equal to the bond price
( z3 j% [) \2 ^7 p5 x C. the current yield plus the average annual capital gain rate) r: G+ U& ]3 n! T5 D
D. based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the coupon rate) r# H7 V" Z$ h/ b
5. The annual interest paid on a bond relative to its prevailing market price is called its ______.
/ S1 ]: q3 }7 S7 h9 f/ B! s" s A. promised yield( W2 O. r8 w" v( j+ t
B. yield to maturity4 G4 u. L& t1 d5 x- A' M! H
C. coupon rate) V" V& I8 a3 u
D. current yield4 N$ S2 V; o, W, r9 N
6. Rapid increases in the price level during periods of recession or high unemployment are known as .
( q- S$ F9 h; q1 q A. stagnation; v% _$ S/ C+ t) [9 `
B. stagflation4 V# O$ L$ v8 g. ^$ Q) }( O
C. slump, \! V# k4 J& C& A0 e i
D. inflation% Y& T5 Z' [! Z l: k8 o+ c* t
7. A person who left his/her job to look for another job would be classified as ______.
: p8 Q5 ?- c) r7 F1 x8 w8 s H; Z* o A. structurally unemployed
+ ?7 {+ t1 B, b: i: ^# L/ ? B. cyclically unemployed: H8 O' R5 h: y5 B
C. frictionally unemployed
, l3 |/ H2 ]8 ~ D. no longer in the labor force
* S, Y7 H8 S7 h$ }. T0 l: v 8. Which of the following is not included in a statement of owner's equity? ______.来源:, S6 r! V b- i; |) _" A+ H
A. Net income% Z+ g7 m4 T | r0 [' k+ y
B. Unearned revenue
3 o, X/ L0 G4 @5 c1 e+ O0 y0 b3 R( l C. Dividend& z- Z* S1 V. L) |; `* v3 i- Z+ k
D. Retained earning
) ^! V8 T: ~4 P% w- }2 z3 S 9. If the Federal Reserve sells bonds and Congress cuts taxes and increases government spending,then the U.S. government has ______.
: W) P7 b5 a* M5 @/ S A. expansionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy, L; y/ ]; p' f
B. contractionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy4 C! c; o1 f7 ~6 O1 K/ O2 B% j7 V6 o5 b
C. expansionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy1 V- C c1 K; ^ u
D. ontractionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy
, \ }* \+ D- L6 q! E/ l 10. As the real wage rises, the substitution effect causes the worker to consume more ______ and less ______.
1 u6 I" X2 Y+ F' {; T4 S3 d A. leisure...work7 x4 H! V; g3 I% l- n+ Q
B. work...leisure
3 I7 ~9 K$ z4 P; |+ \0 A7 r C. work...of all of other goods" C, h2 g* c+ n) Y% f/ g
D. leisure...of all other goods( [: f9 I# [+ ^' `8 N
11. The federal funds rate is the interest rate ______.
: f% o$ a X; j+ }% v% | A. on overnight loans of reserves between banks7 r7 a, P$ Q3 D7 m& f( S5 W/ {. S
B. the government pays when borrowing from banks" k+ U1 H8 V( a# o9 `" f& [* C. {
C. on government debt3 y `7 n" R+ L, \! H2 g
D. both A and B
4 n* C) Q8 c/ I; c 12. A consumer's indifference curve shows ______.5 E& F8 {6 w, B; f$ \% l
A. all combinations of two products that a consumer can use
* g' O! ]$ p% H0 X5 t, n B. all combinations of two products that yield the same total satisfaction to the consumer4 \( c( h, a' r# ^ B0 w$ _' c/ z: H! I+ T
C. all combinations of two goods that the consumer can purchase with disposable persona income
% z/ p+ o; f% k- g+ r D. equal income for consumption, y; S: f. u" d2 z, B' @8 w
13. The value of any investment is found by computing ______.* E" v+ X' v' V$ ~2 { p2 _ c
A. the future value of all future expenses7 o) e" ? O* {# w- Y
B. the future value of all sales; ~. C/ y1 t( {% E
C. the present value of all future liabilities
( M% N/ n/ r1 c. h) Z" Z3 q D. the present value of all cash flows
% U2 E# j" R( {( q2 m) W 14. A "base" or "high-powered" money is distinguished from other types of money by the fact that it .
1 B r) T% t2 ? A. always consists of central-bank liabilities& {+ h4 S# P" r- Z6 _& R; x5 b
B. always consists of assets that can serve as commercial bank cash reserves
- K! @# H2 H, x$ e) E0 p, f1 G C. always consists of gold coin; g* N/ C% N, G+ p' E/ H. {2 y
D. must be a "fiat" money; w& ]: w D% j0 P& [6 J
15. The relationship between interest rates on various bonds, and the time to (heir maturity is called the ______ structure of interest rates.8 t$ Q J5 ]- n" [
A. chronological
3 ?3 K. O$ Y. J8 @, T' e# B" L& ` B. term. w- Q, i7 }1 E) u. o3 X/ l8 K/ H) m$ r* ]
C. risk
$ H# H6 \. k, B D. liquidity( u, M+ T$ c0 f- R, z" q6 s( Y* ?
16. An example of an investment pool is ______.+ z! [0 b1 V( H: J
A. a savings and loan association
# u, T2 l+ T- h B. a life insurance company
' m1 P) b( U1 k9 a' l7 _. u3 j C. a finance company1 h" [% O; h: r" Q7 \5 o1 W
D. a mutual fund& e" O8 N( B2 R
17. Sustained downward movements in the business cycle are referred to as ______. |