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I.Choices:
1.Thedefinitionofmoneydoesnotreferto
A)coinsandcurrency.B)themonetaryeconomy.
C)unemployment.D)atoolusedbythecentralbanktoinfluenceaggregateeconomicactivity.
2.Aninsurancecompanyeconomistwould
A)forecastinterestrates.
B)talkonlytotheirdirectsuperiors,butnottotheinstitution’scorporatecustomers.
C)notbeconcernedaboutthecostsandbenefitsofsomeinternalinvestmentproject.
D)havelittleuseforstatisticalanalysis.
3.Whichofthefollowingisleastlikelytopurchasealargecertificateofdeposit(over$100,000)?
A)MoneymarketmutualfundsB)Individualinvestors
C)LargecorporationsD)Institutionalinvestors
4.RetailCDsaremostlikelymarketedby
A)peoplewhoarecomfortablewithinterestratecalculations.
B)peoplewhoarecomfortablewithmovementsinthetermstructureofinterestrates.
C)peoplewithstronginterpersonalskills.
D)peoplewhointerpretmonetarypolicyactionstakenbytheFederalReserve.
5.Whichofthefollowingtypesofinstitutionsismostlikelytobeamarketmakerinmortgage-backedsecurities?
A)AcommercialbankB)Aninvestmentbank
C)AsavingsandloanassociationD)Acreditunion
6.Adealerearnsaprofitby
A)chargingacommission.
B)buyingattheaskedpriceandsellingatthebidprice.
C)buyingatthebidpriceandsellingattheaskedprice.
D)Noneoftheabove
7.Themostprominentroleformoneyistoserveasa
A)formofcredit.B)sourceofincome.
C)meansofpayment.D)standardofvalue.
8.Youjustboughtanewcar.Inthistransaction,youusedmoneyasa
9.TheM1definitionofmoneyincludes
A)currencyoutsidebankspluscheckabledepositsandEurodollars.
B)currencyoutsidebankspluscheckabledepositsplusretailmoneymarketdepositaccounts.
C)currencyoutsidebankspluscheckabledepositsplustraveler’schecks.
D)currencyoutsidebankspluscheckabledepositsplussmall-denominationtimedeposits.
10.Moneyfunctionsasastandardofvaluewhenpeople
A)compareprices.B)buyfinancialassets.
C)purchasegoodsandservices.D)save.
11.Ahighlyliquidassetisonethat
A)losesitsvalue.
B)appreciatesovertime.
C)canbequicklyturnedintothemediumofexchangewithoutloss.
D)cannotbeusedinfinancialtransactions.
12.Anassetthatcanbequicklyturnedintothemediumofexchangewithouttakingalossissaidtobevery
A)accountable.B)liquid.
C)divisible.D)profitable.
13.Whichofthefollowinglistsofassetsisinthecorrectorderfrommostliquidtoleastliquid?
A)Acar,asmalldenominationtimedeposit,adollarbill
B)Governmentbonds,checkingaccounts,parcelofland
C)Governmentbonds,apartmentbuilding,moneymarketdepositaccount
D)Adollarbill,governmentbonds,ahouse
14.Whichofthefollowingistheleastliquid?
A)AcheckingaccountB)Agovernmentbond
C)Atraveler’scheckD)Amoneymarketdepositaccount
15.Thecentralbankinmostcountriesisresponsiblefor
A)monetarypolicy.B)fiscalpolicy.
C)fiscalandmonetarypolicy.
D)printingandcurrencyonly;
mostcentralbankshavenopolicyrole.
16.IntheUnitedStates,themoneysupplyisdeterminedbythe
A)FederalReserve.B)U.S.Congress.
C)U.S.Treasury.D)FederalDepositInsuranceCorporation.
17.Arisingpricelevelcauses
A)reducedbarteractivity.
B)consumerstoshiftfromcheckingaccountstocurrency.
C)adecreaseinthemoneysupply.
D)adecreaseinthevalueofmoney.
18.Moneyincreaseseconomicgrowthbyfacilitatingtransfersfrom
A)saverstoborrowers.B)thegovernmenttoinvestors.
C)investorstosavers.D)investorstoborrowers.
19.Anefficientfinancialsystem
A)mustdisseminateinformationtolendersaboutthequalityoffinancialclaimsissued.
B)providesminimalinformationaboutfinancialmarkets.
C)providesperfectinformationregardinginvestmentopportunitiestosavers.
D)doesnotprovideanyinformationtoborrowers.
20.Whenborrower-spendersraisefundsinfinancialmarkets,theyissuenewsecuritiesinthe
A)primarymarket.B)secondarymarket.
C)thirdmarket.D)fourthmarket.
21.Whichofthefollowingisaprimarymarkettransaction?
A)SallyWitherpurchases100sharesofIBMthroughherbroker.
B)KoldCo.issues1millionnewsharesthroughMorganStanley.
C)BobHillsells1,000sharesofDisneydirectlytohisfriend.
D)KipPeterssells1,000sharesofDush,Inc.,whichheboughtinanIPOlastmonth,throughhisbroker.
22.Asecondarymarketisoneinwhich
A)newsecuritiesareissued.B)financialintermediariesmakeloans.
C)saversplacefundsinfinancialintermediaries.
D)existingsecuritiescanbeboughtandsold.
23.Themostprominentfinancialmarketis
A)theNewYorkStockExchange.B)theAmericanStockExchange.
C)theNasdaq.D)theover-the-countermarket.
24.Investmentbanksspecializeininformationregarding
A)commodities.B)certificatesofdeposit.
C)demanddeposits.D)primarysecurities.
25.Thetotalamountofinterestcollectedaftertwoyearsfroma$6,000loanwithanannualinterestrateof6percentcompoundedannuallyisequalto
A)$720.00.B)$741.60.
C)$360.00.D)$6,720.00.
26.A$1,000,7percentdepositpaysinterestcompoundedmonthly.Aftersixmonths,thedepositbalanceis$__________________.
A)1,036B)1,501
C)1,350D)1,420
27.BuddyBollyjustreceivedhisannualbankstatement.Oneyearago,Buddydeposited$10,000inasavingsaccount.Today,hisbalanceis$10,509.45.Buddy’ssavingsaccountinterestiscompoundedquarterly.Buddyreceivedanannualizedinterestrateof__________________percent.
A)6B)5C)4D)3
28.PaulOldyjustpurchaseda$2,000facevaluebondwith.Thebondpays$45ininterestsemiannually.Paulcouldsellthebondtodayfor$2,050.Thecurrentyieldonthisbondis______percent.
A)2.25B)2.20C)4.50D)4.39
29.Anindividualpays$4,000fora$5,000facevalue,coupon-bearingbondthatpays$400peryearandwillbehelduntilitmaturesintenyears.Thecurrentyieldonthisbondis
A)10percent.B)8percent.
C)6percent.D)5percent.
30.The__________________istheinterestratethatmakesthesumofpresentvaluesforallfuturepaymentsequaltoasecurity’spurchaseprice.
A)yieldtomaturityB)currentyield
C)couponrateD)capitalgain
31.Theyieldtomaturityonabondisthe
A)couponrate.
B)annualinterestpaymentdividedbythepurchaseprice.
C)couponpaymentmultipliedbythenumberofpayments.
D)rateofdiscountthatmakesthesumofpresentvaluesforallfuturepaymentsequaltothepurchaseprice.
32.Theyieldtomaturityofazero-couponbondisdeterminedbythebond'
sfacevalueandits
A)purchaseprice.B)currentyield.
C)couponrate.D)realrate.
33.Ariseininterestrateswillcauseshort-termbondpricesto
A)falllessthanlong-termbondprices.B)fallmorethanlong-termbondprices.
C)risemorethanlong-termbondprices.D)riselessthanlong-termbondprices.
34.Afallininterestrateswillcauselong-termbondpricesto
A)falllessthanshort-termbondprices.B)fallmorethanshort-termbondprices.
C)riselessthanshort-termbondprices.D)risemorethanshort-termbondprices.
35.Long-termbondsare__________________thanshort-termbonds,andlong-termbondsoftenhavea__________________yieldthanshort-termbonds.
A)lessrisky;
lowerB)morerisky;
lower
C)lessrisky;
higherD)morerisky;
higher
36.Iftheyieldonlong-termsecuritiesisgreaterthantheyieldoncomparableshort-termsecurities,theyieldcurvewillbe
A)negativelysloped.B)positivelysloped.
C)inthenegativequadrant.D)undefined.
37.Iftheyieldonshort-termsecuritiesisgreaterthantheyieldoncomparablelong-termsecurities,theyieldcurvewillhavea
A)positiveslope.B)negativeslope.
C)constantslope.D)zeroslope.
38.Comparedwithlong-termsecurities,thepricesofshort-termsecuritiesarealways
A)morevolatile.B)lessvolatile.
C)higher.D)lower.
39.Investorsusually__________________,becauselong-termsecuritieshaveagreaterriskofcapitallossthandoshort-termsecurities.
A)requireahigheryieldonlong-termsecurities
B)requirealoweryieldonlong-termsecurities
C)payahigherpriceforlong-termsecurities
D)avoidlong-termsecurities
40.Commercialbanksarelikelyto
A)requirealiquiditypremiumtoholdlong-termsecurities.
B)purchaseequallyineachmaturitysegmentofthemarket.
C)viewsimilarsecuritiesofdifferentmaturitiesasclosesubstitutes.
D)haveapreferenceforlong-termsecurities.
41.Thefactthatyieldsonshort-termsecuritiesfluctuatemoreoverthecourseofthebusinesscyclesupportswhichtheoryofthetermstructure?
A)PureexpectationsB)Preferredhabitat
C)SupplyanddemandD)Liquiditypremium
42.Thethreemaintypesofsecuritiesmarketorganizationare
A)primary,secondary,andtertiarymarkets.
B)stock,money,andbondmarkets.
C)public,private,andgovernmentmarkets.
D)auction,dealer,andbrokeredmarkets.
43.Thetypeofmarketinwhichthereisdirectinteractionbetweenbuyersandsellersisa(n)
A)brokeredmarket.B)auctionmarket.
C)dealermarket.D)primarymarket.
44.OntheNewYorkStockExchange,thespecialistata“post”actsasa(n)
A)broker.B)auctioneer.
C)dealer.D)underwriter.
45.Thebestknownfinancialauctionmarketisthe
A)NewYorkStockExchang