1. Which of the following is not a function of money? ______.7 s& q' T/ L2 ?* O1 x+ p* o
A. To act as a medium of exchange
) P# W* {! U* C: ~9 U( Q B. To act as a unit of account9 ~7 o4 L! V$ `. w3 Q* O
C. To act as a store of value3 Y( x) \4 n4 Z# T( g# j
D. To provide a double coincidence of wants- J) \% f, r- P7 u: B' f& @
E. To act as a means of payment6 r/ S1 `, t( q/ w3 C2 j' e) m7 L
2. The price in the foreign exchange market is called ______.' ?% P8 _8 \/ Y& j: |
A. the trade surplus# K, K: `: k' h9 {6 t
B. the exchange rate
" _5 r6 }. ?5 o C. the money price) l, W3 Z# P) `0 T" m! g2 {0 ~1 @
D. the currency rate/ H5 J3 A6 f# S5 d& H1 ~
3. Market risk refers to the risk of______.* Q$ c+ F1 \, I& h! r" @
A. financial prices fluctuations
1 G- J" }, g0 P8 K& i9 | B. default7 y( h. r. x# f
C. fraud
4 J: J2 [0 L+ R# I2 C7 A' ~8 M7 _ D. deferred payments% X9 h/ {$ ?$ o! W( ]$ `* o
4. Which of the following is not among the generally accepted accounting principles? ______.
, Q# q R8 n' K4 ?: Z. \3 L' O A. Cash basis0 R1 g$ A6 Q/ r0 w
B. Prudence3 E* a; a- f! o/ M
C. Consistency
2 a- o2 D8 P! Z0 T: \- p D. Going concern8 Z1 M$ }" O+ f, T
E. Money measurement.
% y, n$ x) N( Y) Y 5. What is a documentary letter of credit? ______.7 M- b7 E# ?6 G0 u4 @6 C, v2 @
A. A conditional bank undertaking to pay an exporter on production of stipulated documentation
- L- Q# ~8 c6 A) M: ~& Y B. A method of lending against documentary security2 E' V# t0 J9 G9 q' {
C. An international trade settlement system biased in favour of importers; _0 S1 g7 C' x% P! F$ z6 N
D. All of the above
9 t: M' m; m K8 X# j( @ 6. Holding a group of assets reduces risk as long as the assets ______.
0 n5 w! f* M/ z: B/ c3 ? A. are perfectly correlated
- E$ W- P7 Z1 x0 B$ t B. are completely independent' Z. m( }: P0 i$ j# n _) }
C. do not have precisely the same pattern of returns# t5 ~1 R) e8 Z6 Q
D. have a correlation coefficient greater than one
' A# t5 a4 s, S! U4 N1 z! d 7. An amount, payable in money goods, or service, owed by a business to a creditor, is known as a/an .% s3 p% x' D- J5 G8 v) g
A. liability
: Z2 W$ a4 h2 G# e Q) u B. debt
7 j) X# M2 U& i C. equity
6 ~ L" A. p+ c& H8 ]6 ] D. asset
|# u' R/ @- z$ E 8. What function is money serving when you buy a ticket to a movie? ______.- x; n+ n0 `- J- G. f, z3 d/ K
A. store of value
2 M9 l7 ~' o# u" {9 ^- `# R B. a medium of exchange
* h5 i6 @) @7 [% ^0 h% a+ b; z" b C. transaction demand
5 J0 e6 ` U/ D- V4 X6 J D. a unit of account
) b3 c8 D/ c1 M6 t 9. If foreigners expect that the future price of sterling will be lower, the ______.
/ e4 R6 w0 @. X A. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate will fall
# o% Y) K1 A) T0 ~ B. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will rise, and the exchange rate may or may not increase
$ y; D/ @$ A* ?, b$ d1 { C. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will increase, and the exchange rate will rise3 j" I, V8 M; F6 C8 h) H/ }# p
D. supply of sterling will fall, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate may or may not fall
# g3 J' l, ]5 @* D 10. The documentary collection provides the seller with a greater degree of protection than shipping on ______.
) |1 e, x& j0 V- y A. open account
* Q/ [& k/ H% N' n7 ^$ q3 p7 l B. bank's letter of guarantee3 ]* \! \1 @& r h: V6 J. T/ F
C. banker's draft
- g2 A9 g( `0 x! Y D. documentary credit/ ^# u" r4 o& F2 a9 q
11. Which of the following statements is not true of central banks? ______.* G' S2 \8 q4 b; F0 C
A. They pay the government's salaries
( v6 b. p& I' Y0 f) Z- u B. They always undertake the regulation of the banking system
* ^* l. y* x7 _& B" t C. They are always the lender of last resort
/ `; W3 B! `1 B/ y { s D. None of the above
: o# r/ A/ i$ l. _ 12. When GBP/USD rate goes from 1.6150 to 1.8500, we say the dollar ______.
' {. e5 \+ L4 G. \ d A. appreciates by 12.70%
- G) f; c+ |- x* ] B. depreciates by 14.55%4 x* \, `% e* Y- v Q) U
C. depreciates by 12.70%
1 d0 Q' _$ W& J9 K D. appreciates by 14.55%
( ?$ q! k- U+ z6 D 13. According to diversification principle in investment, suppose you invest Stock X and Stock Y with equal funds, which of the following is not true? ______.
. B4 l& G2 [, \1 } A. If X and Y are totally independent with each other, the risk of the portfolio is reduced+ m% z. R* x9 O) [
B. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is perfectly offset
4 B9 F, x2 K8 T C. If X and Y are perfectly positively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased* y' y! e6 Q9 }
D. If X and Y are perfectly negatively correlated, the risk of the portfolio is neither reduced nor increased
' S3 ]: _% b1 c7 A' | 14. These are four main methods of securing payment in international trade:1 C' m& I! C: i) a9 k3 }6 v
(1) payment under documentary credit' Y* M, x& D% c
(2) open account; F! y( x5 d. \: I1 X( G" ?) g
(3) collection, that is document against payment or acceptance of a bill of exchange
1 ]; L6 z0 S1 Z. A (4) payment in advance% ?9 P- l/ \ u0 q
From an exporter's point of view, the order of preference is ______.
- ~8 n. v5 Z. ?- W: r1 Q( W A. (4) , (2) , (3) , (1)
4 Y" S, D/ h8 d B. (4) , (1) , (3) , (2)
( v+ O2 z. U. n% o! e8 I C. (4) , (3) , (1) , (2)+ @* k% ^' j0 g$ k# H3 G, I
D. (2) , (4) , (1) , (3)
( {+ |9 f) }) G' K/ f7 V 15. The main liability on a bank balance sheet is ______.
1 K1 w$ i! g$ W; k: h7 k A. deposits2 ?+ { V' t; ^3 N
B. capital and reserves' {& K! p. i7 A* L7 f: ?
C. loans and overdrafts
! P! b9 |( ?4 m m! H, s" ]+ W% K/ L2 E D. cash( G6 i' O0 ?, F8 Z+ |. V2 k
16. ______ shows that net income for a specified period of time and how it was calculated.
+ f' l% Z% ~4 E7 j' U" d A. The income statement |