The trend in recent years is that more and more governments A) have been granting greater independence to their central banks. B) have been reducing the independence of their central banks to make them more accountable for poor economic performance. C) have mandated that their central banks focus on controlling inflation. D) have required their […]
Which of the following bonds would you prefer to be buying? A) a $10,000 face-value security with a 10 percent coupon selling for $9,000 B) a $10,000 face-value security with a 7 percent coupon selling for $10,000 C) a $10,000 face-value security with a 9 percent coupon selling for $10,000 D) a $10,000 face-value security […]
What rights does ownership interest give stockholders? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Stockholders have the right to vote on issues brought before the stockholders, be the residual claimant, that is, receive a portion of any net earnings of the corporation, and the right to sell the stock.
Regarding central bank independence A) the Fed is more independent than the European Central Bank. B) the European Central Bank is more independent than the Fed. C) the trend in industrialized nations has been to reduce central bank independence. D) the Bank of England has the longest tradition of independence of any central bank in […]
Everything else held constant, a decrease in autonomous consumer spending will cause the IS curve to shift to the ________ and aggregate demand will ________. A) right; increase B) right; decrease C) left; increase D) left; decrease ANSWER D
If a bank has ________ rate-sensitive assets than liabilities, then ________ in interest rates will increase bank profits. A) more; a decline B) more; an increase C) fewer; an increase D) fewer; a surge ANSWER B
Fiscal policy is determined by the Federal Reserve System. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
The Lucas critique indicates that A) advocates of discretionary policies’ criticisms of rational expectations models are well-founded. B) advocates of discretionary policies’ criticisms of rational expectations models are not well-founded. C) expectations are important in determining the outcome of a discretionary policy. D) expectations are not important in determining the outcome of a discretionary policy. […]
Which of the following are NOT traded in a capital market? A) U.S. government agency securities B) state and local government bonds C) repurchase agreements D) corporate bonds ANSWER C
Which of the following $1,000 face-value securities has the lowest yield to maturity? A) a 5 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000 B) a 10 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000 C) a 15 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000 D) a 15 percent coupon bond selling for $900 ANSWER A
