1. Usually the low interest rate currency trades at a ______ to the high interest rate currency in the forward market.
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B. par' [, [; T: Y! D0 N* L; y+ F6 q
C. discount
; I! K2 T& T. Z! {; N. e. k D. bar 2. Which of the following statements about standby letters of credit is true? ______.% c0 d# I) i+ W6 N1 p! h
A. They can serve as a guarantee to a buyer against a seller defaulting
* b' j, I. l' ~1 [0 q7 t B. They are contrary to the general rule that letters of credit may only be used for the actual movement of goods
. k. x7 Y6 V2 g: i C. They are unlike a tender (or other) bond in their legal standing and method of operation
. `4 H: d9 {% }9 W1 z: D. F D. They are unlike a tender bond with its fixed expiry date 3. The most liquid of all assets is ______.
) L1 X/ b. J3 f2 V x! I+ |6 ~ A. the stock of commercial banks& N& } z0 W' |* i7 o. Q1 T( I
B. M 1
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D. the debt of major corporations 4. Beta and standard deviation differ as risk measures in that beta measures ______.: \, ?( ^. z4 P9 O4 I$ S
A. only unsystematic risk, while standard deviation measures total risk
1 Y. C/ S. }+ u/ J B. only systematic risk, while standard deviation measures total risk( ?6 F' U# `) K: a) {
C. both systematic and unsystematic risk, while standard deviation measures only unsystematic risk
: W* O \( ]: E- C* ?! a. ~! G2 E 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? ______.
" r& f- q) q6 n# D4 Y! o A. Cash provided by or used in financing activities
; X+ ~. W8 a/ [; f1 x1 i# m B. Cash balance at the end of the period
$ m- y5 ]$ R3 ~2 H' C C. Total liabilities due to creditors at the end of the period, V2 J0 \+ _3 ` o2 R3 l2 l7 T Z/ b
D. Net income 6. An analyst estimates that a stock has the following probabilities of return depending on the state of the economy: |