1. In general, the more liquid an asset the ______." P! b$ o3 v3 r+ ~( \
A. less it is likely to yield
+ l# v- y( |* r4 r; i; @B. greater its risk of default
2 P2 j$ ^" b) V# |C. lower its market price will be0 _/ f8 w# s- r# i9 ~
D. more it will add to bank profits
8 n8 f$ n' g: `3 h6 }3 D: \: c/ L- x2. The interest rate printed on the face of a bond is called the ______.
3 C8 S' J; T1 k6 }! `) T# {A. coupon rate3 b6 d" T; j4 @; J7 U* G# [- W
B. prime rate
- Q( \. _: X: |2 L) b9 x7 WC. printed rate
. O, C4 P0 S$ q. L9 f4 ?D. nominal rate& ` f3 [7 t& a/ K
3. A rise in interest rates leads to ______.' I# F1 L( \1 P% M; P J1 r
A. capital gains for bondholders) L \. ]1 }- F0 V' z8 N. f R! Y
B. capital losses for bondholders
/ q, \3 `7 q) \! }$ m4 S9 Z2 K# FC. income gains for bondholders
- s" h, }: d+ a. tD. income losses for bondholders
: _. G1 K) e0 Y ~+ t+ t8 g4. If the reserve requirement ratio were equal to zero, then ______.
6 i! A% A+ u2 d: {A. the deposit multiplier would be infinitely large
5 a* P8 k! Z; _+ m1 Z; L, dB. required reserves would be equal to zero5 ]8 X) E t0 \9 [2 A; a* h
C. the banking system would theoretically be able to create an infinitely large amount of demand deposits( u N7 A ~, b( z4 _2 d
D. all of the above
) U3 m _; J: q8 f* n6 i5. Financial intermediaries’ primary function in financial markets is to serve as ______.
3 K4 H0 t0 o; B: fA. ultimate borrowers
& M# u8 A% N2 }. k$ `. u" Q% ~: \& OB. ultimate lenders+ `1 P- ?5 k' M0 I
C. ultimate savers/ \1 U$ H. A; s7 @2 D$ f# W8 c
D. middlemen
4 q+ ]$ @5 ?& p" D6 a, R6. 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? ______.0 X: y, T0 g" e; p
A. +$10000000 |" T8 x2 X( r8 U) [, U6 F
B. +$250000007 m5 f7 r( D8 s+ p. l# O
C. +$40000000$ o5 s4 o S N5 t8 B
D. -$40000000
3 M- [4 X( R3 c; \: f# s7. 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? ______.2 J6 M& C/ ^ T! w) g6 K% F
A. $11.250( R" C( d; J, ^0 i! S- |
B. $10012.50
}) G+ T! } w% w3 v' NC. $9998.75
/ R. a5 u. |$ p9 I y' q! _0 o hD. $9968.93: u1 P W, @+ {! w. G( I1 j4 \3 W
8. Who are the first to bear financial losses incurred by the bank? ______.
5 |3 [7 p/ R8 z+ {3 Q _A. The depositors
1 K& h# I T9 S! a+ x, r: cB. The debtors: h$ `3 y6 \. b- G- u, _9 B( a$ V
C. The bank capital shareholders
x0 e1 C% D2 q1 nD. The bank employees
}0 n e _5 E7 y) x1 }7 M9 f9. 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 ______.
$ |7 ^. @* \$ O5 V/ i' |4 bA. devalue the currency3 L$ @* V% w1 ?5 M# s* J& `
B. reduce interest rates
% ^6 h. }1 H& e& UC. restrict consumer spending" M4 e2 G( ?. n5 s
D. restrict imports
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: U) O7 J: G, c) }& C3 ?* q10. According to the principle of comparative advantage, countries ______.- \, I/ R) j4 i7 B" z. P
A. should specialize in producing goods they have lower opportunity cost for8 Z, p' [! l1 y/ @
B. should export goods they can produce at lower input costs
- e B4 D4 L7 P. D3 tC. will specialize in producing goods which they can produce at lower input costs
( X) n* P0 X4 Y- LD. should specialize in producing goods they have lower absolute costs for
+ x+ J2 q' a' ]11. A currency depreciation on the foreign exchange market will ______.
+ c/ T$ J5 `/ X- p a3 KA. encourage imports to the country whose currency has depreciated
' a t/ J5 G/ y: B) XB. discourage imports to the country whose currency has depreciated3 i5 H. [, j, V' V- H, T
C. discourage exports to the country whose currency has depreciated
4 c4 p2 \8 W; T) D3 gD. encourage foreign travel by the citizens of the country whose currency has depreciated
* L6 m4 Y8 R4 m3 q12. The difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy is that ______.
" k' i! q8 x7 i ]" fA. fiscal policy is macroeconomic policy and monetary policy is microeconomic policy
0 L- _ l3 x% ^& I2 C; l5 TB. monetary policy is macroeconomic policy and fiscal policy is microeconomic policy
- E n( `' _3 E* b' pC. fiscal policy involves regulation of natural monopolies and monetary policy involves the provision of public goods
- `& L! X* e8 c' i" UD. monetary policy involves regulation of the money supply and fiscal policy involves government spending and taxing7 m# f6 d# K K/ Y- n6 @
13. When economists speak of the utility of a certain good, they are referring to ______.6 c9 K/ d) U: q; \, u! A7 Z
A. the demand for the good+ ?9 Q- b4 f' w: J# f
B. the usefulness of the good in consumption: i( g1 K2 F( B
C. the satisfaction gained from consuming the good+ c) T; v" c( L* P. b3 A
D. the rate at which consumers are willing to exchange one good for another
& U- e& s+ H( m+ {14. How are financial ratios used in decision making? ______.# Z0 |& M9 `! h9 F
A. They remove the uncertainty of the business environment" X) ?( c3 K) j4 |1 b
B. They give clear signals about the appropriate action to take3 f/ c: B/ z) N
C. They can help identify the reasons for success and failure in business, but decision making requires information beyond the ratios0 g6 k! o* n" L8 a1 P9 |7 E
D. They aren’t useful because decision making is too complex.
3 L' W. n5 a( M3 }( q8 ]4 q" C15. A good is called an inferior good if sales ______.0 e' q$ n4 T8 p* x% F) X: x6 z3 h
A. are unaffected by income
' m- j6 b6 H9 j# t- eB. rise as price increases
7 k! V) L/ T2 w! Y/ G0 O* vC. decline as price increases% t6 ]2 K7 Q! h0 B
D. decline as income increases
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16. Interest rates are made up of ______.
+ U5 ]( S1 t$ OA. the real rate and the inflation premium
. o! _: V, D* |* d9 p3 WB. the risk-free rate and the period rate
/ _* x! N- i$ `C. the risk premium |