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第4单元金融考试题西南财经大学天府学院
FinancialMarketsandInstitutions,7e(Mishkin)
Chapter4WhyDoInterestRatesChange?
4.1MultipleChoice
1)Asthepriceofabond________andtheexpectedreturn________,bondsbecomemoreattractivetoinvestorsandthequantitydemandedrises.
A)falls;rises
B)falls;falls
C)rises;rises
D)rises;falls
Answer:
A
2)Thesupplycurveforbondshastheusualupwardslope,indicatingthatastheprice________,ceterisparibus,the________increases.
A)falls;supply
B)falls;quantitysupplied
C)rises;supply
D)rises;quantitysupplied
Answer:
D
3)Whenthepriceofabondisabovetheequilibriumprice,thereisexcess________inthebondmarketandthepricewill________.
A)demand;rise
B)demand;fall
C)supply;fall
D)supply;rise
Answer:
C
4)Whenthepriceofabondisbelowtheequilibriumprice,thereisexcess________inthebondmarketandthepricewill________.
A)demand;rise
B)demand;fall
C)supply;fall
D)supply;rise
Answer:
A
5)Whenthepriceofabondis________theequilibriumprice,thereisanexcesssupplyofbondsandthepricewill________.
A)above;rise
B)above;fall
C)below;fall
D)below;rise
Answer:
B
6)Whenthepriceofabondis________theequilibriumprice,thereisanexcessdemandforbondsandthepricewill________.
A)above;rise
B)above;fall
C)below;fall
D)below;rise
Answer:
D
7)Whentheinterestrateonabondisabovetheequilibriuminterestrate,thereisexcess________inthebondmarketandtheinterestratewill________.
A)demand;rise
B)demand;fall
C)supply;fall
D)supply;rise
Answer:
B
8)Whentheinterestrateonabondisbelowtheequilibriuminterestrate,thereisexcess________inthebondmarketandtheinterestratewill________.
A)demand;rise
B)demand;fall
C)supply;fall
D)supply;rise
Answer:
D
9)Whentheinterestrateonabondis________theequilibriuminterestrate,thereisexcess________inthebondmarketandtheinterestratewill________.
A)above;demand;fall
B)above;demand;rise
C)below;supply;fall
D)above;supply;rise
Answer:
A
10)Whentheinterestrateonabondis________theequilibriuminterestrate,thereisexcess________inthebondmarketandtheinterestratewill________.
A)below;demand;rise
B)below;demand;fall
C)below;supply;rise
D)above;supply;fall
Answer:
C
11)Whenthedemandforbonds________orthesupplyofbonds________,interestratesrise.
A)increases;increases
B)increases;decreases
C)decreases;decreases
D)decreases;increases
Answer:
D
12)Whenthedemandforbonds________orthesupplyofbonds________,interestratesfall.
A)increases;increases
B)increases;decreases
C)decreases;decreases
D)decreases;increases
Answer:
B
13)Whenthedemandforbonds________orthesupplyofbonds________,bondpricesrise.
A)increases;decreases
B)decreases;increases
C)decreases;decreases
D)increases;increases
Answer:
A
14)Whenthedemandforbonds________orthesupplyofbonds________,bondpricesfall.
A)increases;increases
B)increases;decreases
C)decreases;decreases
D)decreases;increases
Answer:
D
15)Factorsthatdeterminethedemandforanassetincludechangesinthe
A)wealthofinvestors.
B)liquidityofbondsrelativetoalternativeassets.
C)expectedreturnsonbondsrelativetoalternativeassets.
D)riskofbondsrelativetoalternativeassets.
E)alloftheabove.
Answer:
E
16)Thedemandforanassetrisesif________falls.
A)riskrelativetootherassets
B)expectedreturnrelativetootherassets
C)liquidityrelativetootherassets
D)wealth
Answer:
A
17)Thehigherthestandarddeviationofreturnsonanasset,the________theasset's________.
A)greater;risk
B)smaller;risk
C)greater;expectedreturn
D)smaller;expectedreturn
Answer:
A
18)Diversificationbenefitsaninvestorby
A)increasingwealth.
B)increasingexpectedreturn.
C)reducingrisk.
D)increasingliquidity.
Answer:
C
19)Inarecessionwhenincomeandwealtharefalling,thedemandforbonds________andthedemandcurveshiftstothe________.
A)falls;right
B)falls;left
C)rises;right
D)rises;left
Answer:
B
20)Duringbusinesscycleexpansionswhenincomeandwealtharerising,thedemandforbonds________andthedemandcurveshiftstothe________.
A)falls;right
B)falls;left
C)rises;right
D)rises;left
Answer:
C
21)Higherexpectedinterestratesinthefuture________thedemandforlong-termbondsandshiftthedemandcurvetothe________.
A)increase;left
B)increase;right
C)decrease;left
D)decrease;right
Answer:
C
22)Lowerexpectedinterestratesinthefuture________thedemandforlong-termbondsandshiftthedemandcurvetothe________
A)increase;left.
B)increase;right.
C)decrease;left.
D)decrease;right.
Answer:
B
23)Whenpeoplebegintoexpectalargestockmarketdecline,thedemandcurveforbondsshiftstothe________andtheinterestrate________.
A)right;falls
B)right;rises
C)left;falls
D)left;rises
Answer:
A
24)Whenpeoplebegintoexpectalargerunupinstockprices,thedemandcurveforbondsshiftstothe________andtheinterestrate________.
A)right;rises
B)right;falls
C)left;falls
D)left;rises
Answer:
D
25)Anincreaseintheexpectedrateofinflationwill________theexpectedreturnonbondsrelativetothaton________assets,andshiftthe________curvetotheleft.
A)reduce;financial;demand
B)reduce;real;demand
C)raise;financial;supply
D)raise;real;supply
Answer:
B
26)Adecreaseintheexpectedrateofinflationwill________theexpectedreturnonbondsrelativetothaton________assets.
A)reduce;financial
B)reduce;real
C)raise;financial
D)raise;real
Answer:
D
27)Whentheexpectedinflationrateincreases,thedemandforbonds________,thesupplyofbonds________,andtheinterestrate________.
A)increases;increases;rises
B)decreases;decreases;falls
C)increases;decreases;falls
D)decreases;increases;rises
Answer:
D
28)Whentheexpectedinflationratedecreases,thedemandforbonds________,thesupplyofbonds________,andtheinterestrate________.
A)increases;increases;rises
B)decreases;decreases;falls
C)increases;decreases;falls
D)decreases;increases;rises
Answer:
C
29)Whenbondpricesbecomemorevolatile,thedemandforbonds________andtheinterestrate________.
A)increases;rises
B)increases;falls
C)decreases;falls
D)decreases;rises
Answer:
D
30)Whenbondpricesbecomelessvolatile,thedemandforbonds________andtheinterestrate________.
A)increases;rises
B)increases;falls
C)decreases;falls
D)decreases;rises
Answer:
B
31)Whenpricesinthestockmarketbecomemoreuncertain,thedemandcurveforbondsshiftstothe________andtheinterestrate________.
A)right;rises
B)right;falls
C)left;falls
D)left;rises
Answer:
B
32)Whenstockpricesbecomelessvolatile,thedemandcurveforbondsshiftstothe________andtheinterestrate________.
A)right;rises
B)right;falls
C)left;falls
D)left;rises
Answer:
D
33)Whenbondsbecomemorewidelytraded,andasaconsequencethemarketbecomesmoreliquid,thedemandcurveforbondsshiftstothe________andtheinterestrate________.
A)right;rises
B)right;falls
C)left;falls
D)left;rises
Answer:
B
34)Whenbondsbecomelesswidelytraded,andasaconsequencethemarketbecomeslessliquid,thedemandcurveforbondsshiftstothe________andtheinterestrate________.
A)right;rises
B)right;falls
C)left;falls
D)left;rises
Answer:
D
35)Factorsthatcausethedemandcurveforbondstoshifttotheleftinclude
A)anincreaseintheinflationrate.
B)anincreaseintheliquidityofstocks.
C)adecreaseinthevolatilityofstockprices.
D)alloftheabove.
E)noneoftheabove.
Answer:
D
36)Factorsthatcausethedemandcurveforbondstoshifttotheleftinclude
A)adecreaseintheinflationrate.
B)anincreaseinthevolatilityofstockprices.
C)anincreaseintheliquidityofstocks.
D)alloftheabove.
E)onlyAandBoftheabove.
Answer:
C
37)Duringaneconomicexpansion,thesupplyofbonds________andthesupplycurveshiftstothe________.
A)increases,left
B)increases,right
C)decreases,left
D)decreases,right
Answer:
B
38)Duringarecession,thesupplyofbonds________andthesupplycurveshiftstothe________.
A)increases,left
B)increases,right
C)decreases,left
D)decreases,right
Answer:
C
39)Anincreaseinexpectedinflationcausesthesupplyofbondsto________andthesupplycurvetoshifttothe________.
A)increase,left
B)increase,right
C)decrease,left
D)decrease,right
Answer:
B
40)Whenthefederalgovernment'sbudgetdeficitincreases,the________curveforbondsshiftstothe________.
A)demand;right
B)demand;left
C)supply;left
D)supply;right
Answer:
D
41)Whenthefederalgovernment'sbudgetdeficitdecreases,the________curveforbondsshiftstothe________.
A)demand;right
B)demand;left
C)supply;left
D)supply;right
Answer:
C
42)Whentheinflationrateisexpectedtoincrease,theexpectedreturnonbondsrelativetorealassetsfallsforanygiveninterestrate;asaresult,the________bondsfallsandthe________curveshiftstotheleft.
A)demandfor;demand
B)demandfor;supply
C)supplyof;demand
D)supplyof;supply
Answer:
A
43)Whentheinflationrateisexpectedtoincrease,therealcostofborrowingdeclinesatanygiveninterestrate;asaresult,the________bondsincreasesandthe____