国际金融.docx
《国际金融.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《国际金融.docx(44页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
国际金融
CHAPTER1GlobalizationandtheMultinationalFirm
1)Whatmajordimensionsetsapartinternationalfinancefromdomesticfinance?
a)foreignexchangeandpoliticalrisks
b)Marketimperfections
c)Expandedopportunityset
d)alloftheabove
2)Anexampleofapoliticalriskis
a)Expropriationofassets
b)Adversechangeintaxrules
c)Theoppositionpartybeingelected
d)a)andb)arebothcorrect
3)Productionofgoodsandserviceshasbecomeglobalizedtoalargeextentasaresult
a)Skilledlaborbeinghighlymobile
b)Naturalresourcesbeingdepletedinonecountryafteranother
c)Multinationalcorporations’effortstosourceinputsandlocateproductionanywherewherecostsarelowerandprofitshigher
d)Commontastesworldwideforthesamegoodsandservices
4)Recently,financialmarketshavebecomehighlyintegrated.Thisdevelopment
a)Allowsinvestorstodiversifytheirportfoliosinternationally
b)Allowsminorityinvestorstobuyandsellstocks
c)Hasincreasedthecostofcapitalforfirms
d)Answersa)andc)arebothcorrect.
5)Japanhasexperiencedlargetradesurpluses.Japaneseinvestorshaverespondedtothisby
a)Liquidatingtheirpositionsinstockstobuydollardenominatedbonds
b)InvestingheavilyinU.S.andotherforeignfinancialmarkets
c)LobbyingtheU.S.governmenttodepreciateitscurrency
d)LobbyingtheJapanesegovernmenttoallowtheyentoappreciate
6)Supposeyourfirminvests$100,000inaprojectinItaly.Atthetimetheexchangerateis$1.25=€1.00.Oneyearlatertheexchangerateisthesame,buttheItaliangovernmenthasexpropriatedyourfirm’sassetspayingonly€80,000incompensation.Thisisanexampleof
a)Exchangeraterisk
b)Politicalrisk
c)Marketimperfections
d)Noneoftheabove,since$100,000=€80,000×$1.25/€1.00
7)SupposethatGreatBritainisamajorexportmarketforyourfirm,aU.S.basedMNC.IftheBritishpounddepreciatesagainsttheU.S.dollar,
a)Yourfirmwillbeabletochargemoreindollartermswhilekeepingpoundpricesstable.
b)YourfirmmaybepricedoutoftheU.K.market,totheextentthatyourdollarcostsstayconstantandyourpoundpriceswillrise.
c)ToprotectU.K.marketshare,yourfirmmayhavetocutthedollarpriceofyourgoodstokeepthepoundpricethesame.
d)b)andc)arebothcorrect.
8)Mostgovernmentsatleasttrytomakeitdifficultforpeopletocrosstheirbordersillegally.Thisbarriertothefreemovementoflaborisanexampleof
a)Informationasymmetry
b)Excessivetransactionscosts
c)Racialdiscrimination
d)Amarketimperfection
9)Whenindividualinvestorsbecomeawareofoverseasinvestmentopportunitiesandarewillingtodiversifytheirportfoliosinternationally,
a)theytradeonemarketimperfection,informationasymmetry,foranother,exchangeraterisk.
b)theybenefitfromanexpandedopportunityset.
c)Theyshouldnotbothertoreadortounderstandtheprospectus,sinceitsprobablywritteninaforeignlanguage
d)Theyshouldinvestonlyindollarsoreuros.
10)Nestlé,awell-knownSwisscorporation,
a)Hasbeenaparagonofvirtueinitsoppositiontoallformsofpoliticalrisk.
b)Atonetimeplacedrestrictionsonforeignownershipofitsstock.Whenitrelaxedtheserestrictions,thetotalmarketvalueofthefirmfell.
c)Atonetimeplacedrestrictionsonforeignownershipofitsstock.Whenitrelaxedtheserestrictions,therewasamajortransferofwealthfromforeignshareholderstoSwissshareholders.
d)Noneoftheabove
GoalsforInternationalFinancialManagement
11)Thegoalofshareholderwealthmaximization
a)isnotappropriatefornon-U.S.businessfirms
b)meansthatallbusinessdecisionsandinvestmentsthatafirmmakesaredoneforthepurposeofmakingtheownersofthefirmbetterofffinancially
c)isasub-objectivethefirmshouldattempttoachieveaftertheobjectiveofcustomersatisfactionismet
d)isinconflictwiththeprivatizationprocesstakingplaceinthird-worldcountries
12)Ascapitalmarketsarebecomingmoreintegrated,thegoalofshareholderwealthmaximization
a)Hasbeenalteredtoincludeothergoalsaswell.
b)Haslostouttoothergoals,evenintheU.S.
c)HasbeengivenincreasingimportancebymanagersinEurope.
d)Hasbeenshowntobeadeterrenttoraisingfundsabroad.
13)RecentcorporatescandalsatfirmssuchasEnron,WorldComandtheItalianfirmParmalat
a)Showthatmanagersmightbetemptedtopursuetheirownprivateinterestsattheexpenseofshareholders.
b)ShowthatItalianshareholdersarebetteratmonitoringmanagerialbehaviorthanU.S.shareholders.
c)Showthatwhite-collarcriminalshardlyevergetpunished.
d)Showthatsocialismisabetterwaytogothancapitalism.
14)WhilethecorporategovernanceproblemisnotconfinedtotheUnitedStates,
a)Itcanbeamuchmoreseriousprobleminmanyotherpartsoftheworld,wherelegalprotectionofshareholdersisweakornonexistent.
b)IthasreacheditshighpointintheUnitedStates.
c)TheU.S.legalsystem,withlawsuitsusedonlyasalastresort,ensuredthatanyconflictsofinterestwillsoonbeathingofthepast.
d)Noneoftheabove
15)Theownersofabusinessarethe
a)Taxpayers
b)Workers
c)Suppliers
d)Shareholders
16)Themassiveprivatizationthatiscurrentlytakingplaceinformerlysocialistcountries,willlikely
a)eventuallyenhancethestandardoflivingtothesecountries’citizens
b)dependonprivateinvestment
c)increasetheopportunitysetfacingthesecountries’citizens
d)alloftheabove
17)Afirmwithconcentratedownership
a)Maygiverisetoconflictsofinterestbetweendominantshareholdersandsmalloutsideshareholders.
b)Mayenjoymoreaccountingtransparencythanfirmswithdiffuseownershipstructures.
c)Isapartnership,neveracorporation.
d)TendstoexistoverseasbutnotintheU.S.
18)Theultimateguardiansofshareholderinterestinacorporation,arethe
a)Rankandfileworkers
b)Seniormanagement
c)Boardsofdirectors
d)Alloftheabove
19)IncountrieslikeFranceandGermany,
a)Managershaveoftenmadebusinessdecisionswithregardmaximizingmarketsharetotheexclusionofothergoals.
b)Managershaveoftenviewedshareholdersasoneofthe“stakeholders”ofthefirm,othersbeingemployees,customers,suppliers,banksandsoforth.
c)Managershaveoftenregardedtheprosperityandgrowthoftheircombines,orfamiliesofrelatedfirms,astheircriticalgoal.
d)Managershavetraditionallyembracedthemaximizationofshareholderwealthastheonlyworthygoal.
20)Whencorporategovernancebreaksdown
a)Shareholdersareunlikelytoreceivefairreturnsontheirinvestments
b)Managersmaybetemptedtoenrichthemselvesatshareholderexpense
c)Theboardofdirectorsisnotdoingitsjob
d)Alloftheabove
GlobalizationoftheWorldEconomy
21)Privatizationreferstoprocessof:
a)Havinggovernmentoperatebusinessesforthebettermentofthepublicsector
b)Governmentallowingtheoperationofprivatelyownedbusiness
c)Prohibitinggovernmentoperatedenterprises
d)Acountrydivestingitselfoftheownershipandoperationofabusinessventurebyturningitovertothefreemarketsystem
22)Deregulationofworldfinancialmarkets
a)Providedanaturalenvironmentforfinancialinnovations,likecurrencyfuturesandoptions.
b)Haspromotedcompetitionamongmarketparticipants.
c)HasencourageddevelopingcountriessuchasChile,Mexico,andKoreatoliberalizebyallowingforeignerstodirectlyinvestintheirfinancialmarkets.
d)Alloftheabove
23)Theemergenceofglobalfinancialmarketsisdueinnosmallpartto
a)Advancesincomputerandtelecommunicationstechnology
b)RigorousenforcementoftheSovietsystemofstateownershipofresourcesofproduction.
c)Governmentregulationandprotectionofinfantindustries.
d)Noneoftheabove.
24)Theeuro
a)isthecommoncurrencyofEurope
b)isdivisibleinto100cents,justliketheU.S.dollar
c)mayeventuallyhaveatransactiondomainlargerthantheU.S.dollar
d)Alloftheabove.
25)SinceitsinceptiontheeurohasbroughtaboutrevolutionarychangesinEuropeanfinance.Forexample
a)Byredenominatingcorporatebondsandstocksfrom12differentcurrenciesintoonecommoncurrency,theeurohasprecipitatedtheemergenceofcontinentwidecapitalmarketsinEuropethatarecomparabletoU.S.marketsindepthandliquidity.
b)Swissbankaccountsarealldenominatedineuro.
c)TheEuropeanbankingsectorhasbecomemuchmoreimportantasasourceoffinancingforEuropeanfirms.
d)Therehaveactuallynotbeenanyrevolutionarychanges.
26)SincetheendofWorldWarI,thedominantglobalcurrencyhasbeenthe
a)Britishpound
b)Japaneseyen
c)Euro
d)U.S.dollar
27)InDavidRicardo’stheoryofcomparativeadvantage,
a)Internationaltradeisazero-sumgameinwhichonetradingpartner’sgaincomesattheexpenseofanother’sloss.
b)Liberalizationofinternationaltradewillenhancethewelfareoftheworld’scitizens.
c)Isashort-runargument,notalong-runargument.
d)Hasbeensupersededbythenow-orthodoxviewofmercantilism.
28)TheWorldTradeOrganization,WTO,
a)Hasthepowertoenforcetherulesofinternationaltrade.
b)Coversagricultureandphysicalgoods,butnotservicesorintellectualpropertyrights.
c)RecentlyexpelledChinaforhumanrightsviolations.
d)RuledthatNAFTAistobethemodelforworldtradeintegration.
29)Privatization
a)Hasspurredatremendousincreaseincross-borderinvestment.
b)Hasallowedmanygovernmentstohavethefundstonationalizeimportantindustries.
c)Hasguaranteedthatnewownershipwillbelimitedtothelocalcitizens.
d)Has