1. The financial statements that are dated for a time period (rather than a specific time) are the .
& v4 c0 k8 l5 m4 V A. balance sheet and income statement
; _# F+ ^2 E; \" Y B. income statement and statement of cash flows' G- H! ~" t* K9 V4 h
C. balance sheet and statement of owners' equity7 C: B6 j( J3 J$ P" \
D. all of the above
; ?5 a1 L( B% O) W. j3 { 2. Which of the following is an example of off-balance-sheet financing______.
* z1 J3 C i- J: y/ F9 z A. Operating lease+ y3 D0 s: c; n% u3 \7 m
B. Debenture bonds
. F) y' |, R- F! n* R/ ~$ U" A C. Current portion of long-term debt# O8 I" V9 a9 _- J' o
D. Convertible bonds
% a5 x1 v5 P- _* L, H8 ]/ w) m( X3 z 3. Borrowers can gain access to the surplus funds of savers ______.0 F8 ]: H; W5 X G
A. by issuing securities to savers' F, I' ^$ b# B; A
B. through financial intermediaries
2 @" u+ P. W7 C7 I; e C. by purchasing securities such as stocks and bonds
- K6 q0 j5 O, F X! Q D. all of the above5 | n$ l% V+ i" T
E. both A and B
$ o q3 A5 E# j9 @2 _ 4. Which of the following assets are most liquid______./ ^, U$ n7 ?; o- i; l
A. High grade corporate bonds
$ d9 D# D5 N* q0 `: [ B. Time" deposits: O4 V [5 O7 A- u; J/ e
C. Stocks in General Electric Company
3 m1 P' | ]* C8 s' w D. Passbook savings deposits" Z: A& i+ `9 V" T0 z' E- B
5. Secondary markets for securities .
( K) T; j5 {! b+ H+ g A. deal only in bonds1 V" L! b4 D4 Z% p) K* L
B. are markets primarily for the initial sale of new issues
. ?. \- r9 w$ |+ l) ]) ^ C. are markets for trading in outstanding debts and equity claims
" R6 b/ e9 @* G* Z D. are also called "investment banks"0 K% O G" Y' Q, I6 }
6. 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.
' D, p& h: ]3 J9 P2 M0 \ L* o A. future value
* b8 t" b% T& H1 E B. present value, q. F: ], a3 @8 a S6 M- Z2 m
C. deflation
- i9 E7 C- |: i* v D. interest
, L0 s; O, F# c" l1 H3 X 7. Which of the following would not result in a credit entry in the China's balance of payments.9 @: U$ q9 Q- M, p
A. The sale of a piece of furniture to a business firm in Japan
$ v/ I! I% s. F3 h B. Interest and dividends paid on foreign investment in China
2 l. O! m. X+ F: I0 o C. Interests on a Chinese bank deposit in the United Kingdom
) I* Q5 r2 S) o7 E" L D. An increase in foreign investment in China2 L) _0 W* k9 @) _- S# U
8. Futures contracts can be ______.
- x' r& L" ?% Z A. used as protection against large price swings
- {$ `9 L+ a/ s0 B B. countered by an offsetting purchase or sale
" u7 ~5 d/ s; h$ L C. participated by hedgers or speculators
+ \8 X+ m- E" }+ M D. all of the above* V4 D: B2 O# K
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 ______.
" N) B% o! l* h! R A. you are able to obtain the necessary funds at a low nominal interest rate
' N0 G& U0 P1 c B. the investment does not affect your cost of production
( }( m4 H0 w5 Z9 q7 X" }( [ m& c C. the present value of future income exceeds the cost of the investment plus interest on any money that you must borrow
0 l. M+ j' e% y, C& l& H" j' S6 [. J D. you observe that your competitors are expanding their productive capital$ i! i ~+ p t0 S
10. If Y and V are constant, and M doubles, the quantity equation implies that the price level .
. Y" I( j4 k1 L3 G A. more than doubles$ T: {5 I+ v) s+ A( t. N1 I
B. less than doubles" }. ?/ }% N5 {$ o$ H
C. doubles
7 F# s! d9 x5 x0 X7 R D. might do any of the above2 v3 \) A& l6 W9 P( F
E. more information is needed
# N6 B1 n( \* b( M5 k4 m6 R4 t 11. Posting is the process of transferring information from the ______.
- u" `# Z7 } j8 U- K, C w A. journal to the trial balance
5 t- s2 z! x4 b. ? B. ledger to the financial statements1 A7 i9 N/ C- k3 k
C. ledger to the trial balance+ j# A% C* G& O |+ i8 ~
D. journal to the ledger
# ~3 @& R# R2 j+ F' @/ | 12. A long call option is ______.
" J5 P& ~9 ?1 T A. the right to buy the underlying instrument0 u4 E" Z ?6 @9 c% `5 ~
B. the right to sell the underlying instrument+ u* i9 |. Y5 e' ]5 j% g" z& l
C. the obligation to buy the underlying instrument
, P1 n0 w; N9 i% N! s" Y( x D. the obligation to sell the underlying instrument
& i4 N# \: N# [0 o; H 13. Which of the following $1 000 face-value securities has the highest yield to maturity______.. d9 S1 o- y/ }. j6 d6 Z5 _' {, q( v
A. A 5% coupon bond selling for $1 000
, p3 x& m$ _8 z B. A 15% coupon bond selling for $1 000% q, t+ ]' T# Z! h% R9 N
C. A 10% coupon bond selling for $1 000
. n1 l: l* [6 M' k: J! V2 q5 N( o D. A 15% coupon bond selling for $9009 N3 [" g) s$ B) M6 M# X$ a0 j
14. When the price of a bond is ______ the equilibrium price, there is an excess demand of bonds and the price will ______.
- I _0 [5 f9 _ A. above... rise
6 m8 ]# H6 d+ ^. u B. above... fall7 W& [1 s) x- |8 ^; ]0 i5 k @" B' d% a
C. below...fall
* }" K* ^4 c4 r3 ~* D4 h* @- K. z D. below...rise& E& [7 _% d1 J& D& m% @
15. Which of the following accounts is not closed______.
7 M, m& v0 R% C" ]* L* z0 ?* ] A. Supplies Expense
9 m( l0 _3 N$ |: x6 ]8 ?/ L B. Prepaid Insurance
5 d% J+ X2 u+ R) a8 m C. Interest Revenue5 u- V. x1 X! P* H5 n
D. Dividends
1 ]8 Y' J# I: x4 ~% n0 I& c 16. Which of the following instruments is traded in a capital market______.
$ W9 v. P* h. V$ j3 m; b# ?# r A. Bankers acceptance1 `* ]5 c9 G/ E
B. S. Treasury Bill+ e" B$ H, @. D2 D. Y3 T% T' i9 j
C. Eurodollar
4 V: n6 V/ }# j+ o! V: F D. Commercial paper/ I" o% H6 I/ _* Y) J" r( Q9 C
E. None of the above- b# n3 ]3 e( b" B; l
17. Which of the following is generally true of all bonds______.
+ c6 A N8 u; L N# P) K6 Y A. The longer a bond maturity, the lower is the rate of return that occurs as a result of the increase in an interest rate |