1. The financial statements that are dated for a time period (rather than a specific time) are the .2 G7 G' A" F! Z+ |1 J4 L
A. balance sheet and income statement
, A# u# t$ c# m9 \" UB. income statement and statement of cash flows3 {! E0 O* ?- A+ m5 K8 x0 e' t! P
C. balance sheet and statement of owners' equity' F1 A/ B- Q7 `3 j' E* n: S
D. all of the above
M' r+ x& O) j# x2. Which of the following is an example of off-balance-sheet financing? ______.
& p/ i- n. a! d0 p4 p: sA. Operating lease
, e% B* t& L. c' M1 R% {. Q$ UB. Debenture bonds1 B1 X7 m# \8 C5 c- M4 p* R) A
C. Current portion of long-term debt
" r0 n" g( k# V. D* dD. Convertible bonds- r$ E0 R% g& W1 P
3. Borrowers can gain access to the surplus funds of savers ______.
/ b! K; t" L+ |A. by issuing securities to savers" d# Q% m! i3 j( V2 h) q
B. through financial intermediaries
; m% l- f% T c+ `0 hC. by purchasing securities such as stocks and bonds
- E. I& {5 I* E6 D& I) L! VD. all of the above; L" a$ ^$ E5 R% ?; B
E. both A and B' j( Y/ ~+ F, a6 H6 j& S7 R
4. Which of the following assets are most liquid? ______.
( v$ |) N" X- x4 {4 v1 w) a+ b" iA. High grade corporate bonds2 @( B* S( i2 t
B. Time" deposits
# N' _; p: V, c; i! g1 b( YC. Stocks in General Electric Company* N! L, s* e, Q" o
D. Passbook savings deposits- O' i+ _( T; L c+ c a. I; {
5. Secondary markets for securities .
4 s7 D4 a7 [3 cA. deal only in bonds
7 D* t! K/ ]) g' p+ ~8 H" CB. are markets primarily for the initial sale of new issues
) R# @6 ^, @: t' Q' T( cC. are markets for trading in outstanding debts and equity claims
5 Z* n* x! O. c Z) LD. are also called "investment banks"
. w# O3 E) `+ t3 Z5 s& `" H6. The concept of ______ is based on the common-sense notion that a dollar paid to you in the future is less valuable to you than a dollar today.
$ @1 |3 H( v7 ~6 XA. future value6 k" @: g5 C& H
B. present value
% }8 w* j; P6 L4 k" C7 R& RC. deflation* M- [2 v, n6 S! u. X* x% i
D. interest# O+ Q6 }) A* |* r0 w2 U" x
7. Which of the following would not result in a credit entry in the China's balance of payments? .
/ s. i* b* Q O- Y7 R0 P; x- [6 m9 [A. The sale of a piece of furniture to a business firm in Japan
8 V/ U7 l, {+ X: t) V HB. Interest and dividends paid on foreign investment in China+ ~ c' `6 r6 r* M) u$ d
C. Interests on a Chinese bank deposit in the United Kingdom
% e- h& K( B9 O' m3 dD. An increase in foreign investment in China) E2 u4 J! `" T9 i+ i
8. Futures contracts can be ______.
& E4 J7 D& _! x2 m, E4 pA. used as protection against large price swings
5 f( e- n u, D# x, k, w FB. countered by an offsetting purchase or sale
0 w2 w& B6 }4 U4 r+ c2 G AC. participated by hedgers or speculators. \* X& E0 x" u+ g1 z
D. all of the above ?& S3 D. r0 S0 O7 |2 }
9. Suppose that you own a business and are considering expanding your productive capital through an increase in investment spending. You will invest only if ______.
. ~! _6 s- o0 T* }. r0 uA. you are able to obtain the necessary funds at a low nominal interest rate0 h6 \ A& l* ~) T# {( P
B. the investment does not affect your cost of production q( f" P3 r4 D5 Q$ E
C. the present value of future income exceeds the cost of the investment plus interest on any money that you must borrow0 ^ r+ _. R" R& `- N9 K
D. you observe that your competitors are expanding their productive capital 0 j, K9 V& A* u( H% B
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10. If Y and V are constant, and M doubles, the quantity equation implies that the price level .
# K1 v( B, M9 a; LA. more than doubles7 P+ e2 M" f. W+ z3 C# x3 v
B. less than doubles, G9 C8 t1 C- z4 |3 r7 C
C. doubles
* G2 E, a: N6 GD. might do any of the above2 n: [; |( W. {/ P
E. more information is needed
! `. K/ B7 U' a11. Posting is the process of transferring information from the ______.
, n/ f+ Q7 ^% t: U2 _A. journal to the trial balance% \/ ^" e& w. f& Y( F3 a. Q
B. ledger to the financial statements
3 E7 @4 i" r' O% ?$ T% BC. ledger to the trial balance
' h9 k2 Q! w) t5 r( Z: j3 o, M; {D. journal to the ledger. p) o) @. ]5 U5 G, r
12. A long call option is ______.8 c+ m4 u9 L7 T k
A. the right to buy the underlying instrument0 c( i7 b3 z/ T0 R5 V5 ^
B. the right to sell the underlying instrument
" I8 R, m& q: B- ~1 n& FC. the obligation to buy the underlying instrument
3 A9 c( k' m/ wD. the obligation to sell the underlying instrument8 V" C" I; U7 G$ C( h2 |
13. Which of the following $1 000 face-value securities has the highest yield to maturity? ______.
( K8 v1 v- a- q- F# X7 JA. A 5% coupon bond selling for $1000) x& T" ^" Z$ s
B. A 15% coupon bond selling for $1000
?/ W/ C! O( C+ N1 {1 @0 NC. A 10% coupon bond selling for $1000
$ c* N$ [5 J0 \- o4 ^7 @) PD. A 15% coupon bond selling for $9000 D" R$ b! @/ w# b1 u4 x9 c+ @9 t
14. When the price of a bond is ______ the equilibrium price, there is an excess demand of bonds and the price will ______.4 e( G/ f; q9 G3 ]
A. above...rise- Q# d* T! o1 X9 d5 K
B. above...fall
9 B) z, g ?, E3 v' G1 I1 s; pC. below...fall
4 y5 W! H7 w/ r4 Y& z5 bD. below...rise* b2 `1 w7 i4 q9 ]; s1 [
15. Which of the following accounts is not closed? ______.
; u: w1 x3 y# w% gA. Supplies Expense
: n/ d3 N0 I, I. E$ _7 G5 [B. Prepaid Insurance4 a- o1 a7 i8 R
C. Interest Revenue
. _+ i2 D% j' I* P0 |. G. lD. Dividends/ t" n& Y8 n/ A
16. Which of the following instruments is traded in a capital market? ______.+ q6 y0 \$ ^: `! o1 S8 T
A. Bankers acceptance' u9 \/ t3 q1 d {8 V
B. S. Treasury Bill
7 }8 s) D0 g' G% G. }. \3 J3 m6 bC. Eurodollar
x. Y9 [6 e( ?3 ^- i; V: Y: c0 OD. Commercial paper
8 w5 ]. k+ a" v' QE. None of the above
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17. Which of the following is generally true of all bonds? ______.! L* Z' o% E& ]2 q5 |
A. The longer a bond maturity, the lower is the rate of return that occurs as a result of the increase in an interest rate2 T8 K, a6 w# K9 g
B. Even though a bond has a substantial initial interest rate, its return can turn out to be negative if interest rates rise+ `7 @ j& U0 M9 h2 w3 r& [
C. Prices and returns for long-term bonds are more volatile than those for shorter-term bonds |