1. The holder of preference shares has preference over the ordinary shareholders under the following circumstance: _______.
+ _0 q" e1 x# L7 W A. his voting rights are considered more important
8 B& X% ?* h) e/ X B. he has the greater right in choosing the board of directors
/ {* L ^- [, a5 K2 M" e# x C. he receives his dividend before the ordinary shareholder7 y2 E, {: H+ K
D. he has the right to buy ordinary shares more cheaply
/ @( Z, B: o7 e! E! n/ o 2. What are the two major accounts in the balance of payments______.$ r5 J' a% x6 t( n, s# K6 e, K
A. Current account and fixed account5 j6 A I0 P% n# ~% x7 r3 a
B. Capital account and deposit account
/ S& Q) p4 j+ [) E' W C. Capital account and current account
: X8 t" v7 X- s! J D. The account recording transfer payment and the account including an offsetting transaction9 M6 y d: A( `* n9 Q
3. Which of the following is not a financial instrument______.
- U9 X" q+ k, l2 N8 Y A. Treasury bills
! }0 Y3 \. j# m B. Real estate
' M( V, z! U5 b6 z. t" @7 \/ j C. Mortgages
" P) h2 e/ d* |/ i4 z, Z D. Stocks
, M8 ]) \/ h2 z M6 m# E6 a# w 4. The yield to maturity on a bond is ______.
8 g8 \" V8 `. Z9 q8 h1 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& _/ k7 z$ D8 _( Q
B. the discount rate that set the present value of the payments equal to the bond price S# N2 J0 ]4 I: Z- j& {
C. the current yield plus the average annual capital gain rate
. ]2 G& D9 q4 m& W0 M* O D. based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the coupon rate
! \. L8 l+ }+ N, u 5. The annual interest paid on a bond relative to its prevailing market price is called its ______.6 ^" t8 }. C# T9 e4 g) v6 [
A. promised yield
% ]5 c4 x9 p( `+ ` B. yield to maturity0 B7 O) _; Y! T. _
C. coupon rate
' [3 s, H; b1 S3 E' H0 } D. current yield& j* V1 U& C, O' k
6. Rapid increases in the price level during periods of recession or high unemployment are known as .& k; s1 c" ~& u+ e
A. stagnation
. f* d' C+ X& Z! U( b: v B. stagflation
! {6 h" u6 C6 @# ~ C. slump
( |0 A# I( ^" A. s$ k$ y7 d, E D. inflation
) S) n1 H' Y' d& L 7. A person who left his/her job to look for another job would be classified as ______.
4 B9 i% l$ @4 T: a A. structurally unemployed) M- s* y# W% t2 ?, c
B. cyclically unemployed
; |- y$ _! e" J& J8 \ C. frictionally unemployed
8 Z3 {, z$ t% j% u7 d" \/ i D. no longer in the labor force
f9 Q8 M! A. i# @ 8. Which of the following is not included in a statement of owner's equity______.& l) Z, t7 I/ W/ Y; c; M
A. Net income
1 ~) ~) m- i6 ^ {% ~ B. Unearned revenue1 i' g% Q7 Q4 ]: [" o* s
C. Dividend
8 ?0 p0 Z% m5 L- b8 @4 L D. Retained earning
0 j3 p8 M7 E( O* K1 D) c }2 K k* N 9. If the Federal Reserve sells bonds and Congress cuts taxes and increases government spending,then the U.S. government has ______.
! Z0 Q- g% A9 w& d5 K A. expansionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy2 y# Q) b6 C) }. Y/ V% d% z
B. contractionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy
; o' |. n9 J9 d$ `7 u @0 b, s C. expansionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy
( b2 l9 o$ { G* [2 B/ B/ X N0 ~% { D. ontractionary monetary policy and contractionary fiscal policy
8 Q! @) s( d* L' Q6 O 10. As the real wage rises, the substitution effect causes the worker to consume more ______ and less ______.- z! N4 M( w! _
A. leisure... work
; p6 H1 w# o# W- J$ O" d B. work... leisure
, o" A. W; E+ M% l, v9 g$ h C. work.. .of all of other goods9 d4 @9 I9 l$ H( P0 D
D. leisure.. .of all other goods% b t+ A; h2 D5 d9 |! c9 U# f
11. The federal funds rate is the interest rate ______.5 K( [, n4 F* G; U
A. on overnight loans of reserves between banks, T: d# S; E- R) R* x; h
B. the government pays when borrowing from banks( H+ X5 _4 t! w: q
C. on government debt
' y, _3 ^" B2 n$ {, C4 Q9 |2 L D. both A and B
. U/ f. _- v$ L+ o7 h 12. A consumer's indifference curve shows ______.2 Z% d( i& Z/ `) J, e# M
A. all combinations of two products that a consumer can use% K1 P( U/ A. _; Z7 l3 b" Q
B. all combinations of two products that yield the same total satisfaction to the consumer
f0 Q0 G- i# X C. all combinations of two goods that the consumer can purchase with disposable persona income/ K4 ], F7 j/ P) l- f2 A9 n
D. equal income for consumption
1 K. E6 Y' ^9 S. C3 K3 _6 J 13. The value of any investment is found by computing ______.% |/ f% Q1 G$ P' i4 v: _
A. the future value of all future expenses1 P/ U" l8 u6 Z( `, w" H: u8 `
B. the future value of all sales
# ^9 u5 o' J( \2 u, r2 F- m; e C. the present value of all future liabilities
' @, f2 [" F. h' s5 _, l D. the present value of all cash flows
6 ?/ Q# v2 r% I% O( c: t0 f 14. A "base" or "high-powered" money is distinguished from other types of money by the fact that it .
( z6 m* I& ?; p5 Q: c" O$ A A. always consists of central-bank liabilities6 p8 n! j4 Z+ t4 N
B. always consists of assets that can serve as commercial bank cash reserves! {$ m/ b& N2 M7 m/ k, U6 O% O" N
C. always consists of gold coin
/ w' n# V) A' N. ~" K: r3 y1 r& P" e* H D. must be a "fiat" money! S1 T: j. A8 z( {& N t, y: y+ @
15. The relationship between interest rates on various bonds, and the time to (heir maturity is called the ______ structure of interest rates.* ]( D0 ^6 k6 s1 X4 \
A. chronological& \$ H! r+ R- X
B. term1 i3 N/ H/ I) p1 L
C. risk$ O+ o- }: v/ K0 O) ]& J
D. liquidity
& N1 J h- f: l1 q0 ` 16. An example of an investment pool is ______.
5 j7 q3 p. x' u; K% s* E A. a savings and loan association( Z# l, X6 z9 v0 f2 @& r& v z
B. a life insurance company
6 e* R: p( G* b4 f6 K$ H C. a finance company: C7 ]/ J' I$ [( L1 l
D. a mutual fund* x g" {# L2 X
17. Sustained downward movements in the business cycle are referred to as ______.
% H, H; W) W, k5 _, r( R1 X; G; ] A. recessions |