1. The holder of preference shares has preference over the ordinary shareholders under the following circumstance: _______.' A" X! ~. O- H% g
A. his voting rights are considered more important- O1 B2 d, C4 g$ E
B. he has the greater right in choosing the board of directors
* t0 {% i& b' X' B0 v C. he receives his dividend before the ordinary shareholder' P7 N% o0 k5 k$ P
D. he has the right to buy ordinary shares more cheaply2. What are the two major accounts in the balance of payments? ______.
" j5 P6 O1 e: m, z4 X2 F$ u$ b7 b A. Current account and fixed account
) r' W" M E. a, D B. Capital account and deposit account
$ l. ?; v& m. w5 k4 A0 P- t6 e+ ~ C. Capital account and current account5 T4 q0 `' A/ b
D. The account recording transfer payment and the account including an offsetting transaction3. Which of the following is not a financial instrument? ______.
5 v' d/ r0 h9 o' l: O A. Treasury bills( Q( q7 j- s- m0 n y
B. Real estate
+ O# t$ v# K" d+ U! g) |/ ~ C. Mortgages6 a* ?; T* U+ R' ]$ m6 X
D. Stocks4. The yield to maturity on a bond is ______.
^' |( p0 U2 k- w A. below the coupon rate when the bond sells at a discount, and above the coupon rate when the bond sells at a premium# r9 W% d" w& [, \3 B# y
B. the discount rate that set the present value of the payments equal to the bond price
. E# @8 a4 R4 H# {6 m C. the current yield plus the average annual capital gain rate
3 j% U: \+ P {" v# \ D. based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the coupon rate5. The annual interest paid on a bond relative to its prevailing market price is called its ______.
& j5 X& [$ l! M: S; U: N A. promised yield/ @2 E+ k3 o8 W, o3 w1 q
B. yield to maturity/ L# v! O( C+ X. V' f9 x1 x
C. coupon rate
4 y$ U* S3 v0 e' O+ h: L/ n D. current yield6. Rapid increases in the price level during periods of recession or high unemployment are known as .+ P. W6 J3 s$ v( r% l) {8 Q
A. stagnation
5 F7 W7 M: |% x! x, N B. stagflation
O! w, B& |5 u6 ]$ F C. slump$ h- Z1 S% R# `' ~" K# f6 R
D. inflation7. A person who left his/her job to look for another job would be classified as ______.& q3 q2 r D/ [7 r" K
A. structurally unemployed
: I9 ^$ N2 n2 \& L B. cyclically unemployed
9 u. j/ x5 F1 @! f b! y V C. frictionally unemployed
. k3 q/ ^1 D% h3 \: L D. no longer in the labor force8. Which of the following is not included in a statement of owner‘s equity? ______.
) D; H; W& X: L1 O 9. If the Federal Reserve sells bonds and Congress cuts taxes and increases government spending,then the U.S. government has ______., z6 _; W2 o3 r( E+ ~3 Q/ }$ l! B5 v
A. expansionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy6 T5 v7 j8 _2 M
B. contractionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy
" R. J9 f4 S B3 z; `: p C. expansionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy
3 X% [0 {/ h( E+ z6 v' {% [9 t5 V D. ontractionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy 10. As the real wage rises, the substitution effect causes the worker to consume more ______ and less ______.
- ?! @4 p6 f9 F. ^( `4 |0 z A. leisure...work
$ w* D/ b$ d% x0 x- J B. work...leisure
' `- ~7 M) ^/ ?' a C. work...of all of other goods
. L" j7 \% q2 R& p1 H' M D. leisure...of all other goods |