. In general, the more liquid an asset the ______.
% W- f d8 Q# h" Z# p! B8 ~/ k: O/ m1 T& ^ A. less it is likely to yield
- K6 d2 K- P" P& u5 _1 ]* H B. greater its risk of default
' K' R3 G: N& V7 c: Z* t$ K C. lower its market price will be
$ F+ \. X6 a# D: \5 T1 v D. more it will add to bank profits! W- x- }' `- v# W" g
2. The interest rate printed on the face of a bond is called the ______." M6 W% a$ S3 [$ L
A. coupon rate
% @& u% N% b: u1 [" H+ B B. prime rate
. D% H8 G5 ]9 h5 }; [% A) b C. printed rate
& m9 y! z: U+ l$ L/ S5 L7 l! e D. nominal rate! ]2 C. p& m3 n( d# F8 Q
3. A rise in interest rates leads to ______.
0 R- H4 o7 h( A8 H* r% O: t% ]- }9 ^ A. capital gains for bondholders# B/ m8 z7 Q; |7 _6 s' T4 F5 F
B. capital losses for bondholders
# d6 X. W8 Q8 d, W3 T F, t6 Y C. income gains for bondholders
5 F o7 @; G7 P5 x D. income losses for bondholders& f# `' C* Q4 o- D( t1 b9 \+ i7 J
4. If the reserve requirement ratio were equal to zero, then ______.' o7 t; f, N; F0 }4 }
A. the deposit multiplier would be infinitely large, f9 o; K. d" i" Z* X" V
B. required reserves would be equal to zero9 y+ [$ d- ~" w9 |& E
C. the banking system would theoretically be able to create an infinitely large amount of demand deposits
6 ?9 r' N6 n; Q/ b# [3 t D. all of the above
! s- I( {6 n# P* m- u I 5. Financial intermediaries' primary function in financial markets is to serve as ______.- C; Z% R, H8 ~2 _$ w
A. ultimate borrowers
5 h2 S( j! }3 w& }' ]0 r$ f5 L& r B. ultimate lenders# I5 Z8 J. o. M5 p
C. ultimate savers9 s/ f7 [4 D6 o( I: l% U4 ?
D. middlemen
9 o1 b8 V: K) z 6. Suppose the Fed buys $10 million in government securities from a commercial bank. If the required reserve ratio is 0.25, what is the maximum amount by which checkable deposits in the banking system can change______.! U& P5 |( Q s2 L7 c7 S
A. +$10000000* ~+ S8 k# p! H
B. +$25000000
- M3 l$ {1 z* f7 x. ~) Z- _ C. +$40000000
$ B) G, p! ^$ c- @1 N D. -$400000006 O& r0 @0 P& y! _
7. Suppose the annualized yield on a 91-day Treasury bill is 1.25%. If you invested $10 000 in this bill, how much would you have to pay for this security______.. U, c0 t/ o5 N2 I. o
A. $11 250
4 \) o3 c5 V1 o" M* \5 ` v' y B. $10012.50
2 u M y N2 E/ i C. $9998.75 J( j1 i- }( c1 f
D. $9968.932 i7 k. w# j: n+ T
8. Who are the first to bear financial losses incurred by the bank______.
5 Q0 Q2 q* ^! e A. The depositors, g$ `4 A" u" h3 X a
B. The debtors
/ X0 S% @7 k+ X9 K2 c5 T2 C C. The bank capital shareholders4 @3 d0 n: t9 n0 x8 H
D. The bank employees
, R9 G! V0 Z4 M/ I0 i. o( F 9. A government is faced with a balance of payments deficit. It may take action to deal with this by doing all of the following except ______.
. n( ^. ?3 x6 Y2 F A. devalue the currency( }+ b9 B' y$ Z+ f: U
B. reduce interest rates" b, C0 C, }4 z# m
C. restrict consumer spending
- |7 N v& T6 |$ a& n e h3 W1 R D. restrict imports
# T1 _0 a @1 Y; s1 J- F$ J 10. According to the principle of comparative advantage, countries ______.
6 M3 N6 n( q0 z* K A. should specialize in producing goods they have lower opportunity cost for. L: k4 {) E" Z5 A$ E& [
B. should export goods they can produce at lower input costs
1 C, h$ _- S, q, Z A d2 F; \3 u C. will specialize in producing goods which they can produce at lower input costs# p0 D! R. {8 @8 ^- j* D2 _4 b
D. should specialize in producing goods they have lower absolute costs for! Z( h' J" v, i0 R, T! S& z
11. A currency depreciation on the foreign exchange market will ______.
7 t- e1 i8 t1 C) W s' C A. encourage imports to the country whose currency has depreciated
5 i+ E- p5 t9 b E. y; m. P" h B. discourage imports to the country whose currency has depreciated! Z- O, V3 ?+ c
C. discourage exports to the country whose currency has depreciated/ o7 ]# x* U5 R3 j
D. encourage foreign travel by the citizens of the country whose currency has depreciated8 I; W5 h& W* W0 j) P6 r7 [1 E" M$ q# U
12. The difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy is that ______., r4 V0 w: |/ x6 P
A. fiscal policy is macroeconomic policy and monetary policy is microeconomic policy1 Z5 M1 w& e" Q
B. monetary policy is macroeconomic policy and fiscal policy is microeconomic policy
4 M1 C/ h! d4 X3 u6 _- E C. fiscal policy involves regulation of natural monopolies and monetary policy involves the provision of public goods5 p3 ?1 i( b J5 h, R# S$ e
D. monetary policy involves regulation of the money supply and fiscal policy involves government spending and taxing3 g7 D i) z( c8 E3 c
13. When economists speak of the utility of a certain good, they are referring to ______.: k9 t/ ~$ w: `7 j: x
A. the demand for the good! z6 f# ]: \3 A; C* N, J
B. the usefulness of the good in consumption8 n+ G/ }7 H+ A/ q
C. the satisfaction gained from consuming the good
; m' ~6 P n7 i& ? D. the rate at which consumers are willing to exchange one good for another: N8 _1 M4 B4 b# a
14. How are financial ratios used in decision making______.! ]& [0 E. d6 u2 U" v L; G x
A. They remove the uncertainty of the business environment
" ~$ a D. ^: z B. They give clear signals about the appropriate action to take9 q$ r) X9 I" V+ b
C. They can help identify the reasons for success and failure in business, but decision making requires information beyond the ratios
, b. T; y2 E+ N6 Y- B D. They aren't useful because decision making is too complex.' R7 _6 e. T) i, y6 p9 W! x
15. A good is called an inferior good if sales ______./ ~9 D2 t2 t; a, G1 r
A. are unaffected by income% X9 u; F) Y0 D
B. rise as price increases: @. w/ l6 \7 C/ n
C. decline as price increases |