1. Usually the low interest rate currency trades at a ______ to the high interest rate currency in the forward market.
/ F; c& x6 C( e6 W. A A. premium
! ?+ b- N: N1 r) G0 O/ _ B. par
* v$ S9 h+ _# w C. discount
6 E0 y7 s/ @+ D D. bar 2. Which of the following statements about standby letters of credit is true? ______.
2 [# V% }: M" K+ ^1 Z/ Q. u A. They can serve as a guarantee to a buyer against a seller defaulting) S/ {% v9 z! U! Z8 c5 C
B. They are contrary to the general rule that letters of credit may only be used for the actual movement of goods
" r: G" u; \" r1 n3 G C. They are unlike a tender (or other) bond in their legal standing and method of operation
7 ]4 D2 Z; f3 t. U1 o5 A0 \ D. They are unlike a tender bond with its fixed expiry date 3. The most liquid of all assets is ______.5 M" C2 p( C3 Z, y1 \$ I5 I7 e
A. the stock of commercial banks
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C. intelligence7 d+ x# c- i, A
D. the debt of major corporations 4. Beta and standard deviation differ as risk measures in that beta measures ______.8 y6 _% k0 H" H, q. N- R
A. only unsystematic risk, while standard deviation measures total risk
7 h" Q/ Y; y+ i9 z" k- H B. only systematic risk, while standard deviation measures total risk7 R+ N1 ~9 F( W/ n! @
C. both systematic and unsystematic risk, while standard deviation measures only unsystematic risk. V( [, v3 A8 x1 b8 a% a- G6 h
D. both systematic and unsystematic risk, while standard deviation measures only systematic risk5. What information would you find in a statement of cash flows that you would not be able to get from the other two primary financial statements? ______.
* O# u. F3 d& J% v7 R0 l A. Cash provided by or used in financing activities
, F# K% D# r7 r0 G B. Cash balance at the end of the period% Y( U/ b! y! {) R9 D3 ~4 ^- K8 e
C. Total liabilities due to creditors at the end of the period+ ?6 e" r! f2 t- V- @ K
D. Net income 6. An analyst estimates that a stock has the following probabilities of return depending on the state of the economy: |