The ________, the difference between the interest rate on Baa corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury bonds. rose sharply during the Great Depression. A) credit boom B) credit spread C) adjustable-rate D) default swap ANSWER B
Large-denomination CDs are ________, so that like a bond they can be resold in a ________ market before they mature. A) nonnegotiable; secondary B) nonnegotiable; primary C) negotiable; secondary D) negotiable; primary ANSWER C
The statistical significance of the slope coefficient can only be tested using the F test. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Promotional pricing is designed to take advantage of differences in the price elasticity of demand among customers. As such, it is an application of first-degree price discrimination. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
There are ________ voting members on the FOMC. A) 4 B) 7 C) 12 D) 15 ANSWER C
The primary responsibility of conducting monetary policy rests with the: A) Board of Governors. B) Federal Open Market Committee. C) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. D) U.S. Treasury. ANSWER B
Because ________ are less liquid for the depositor than ________, they earn higher interest rates. A) money market deposit accounts; time deposits B) checkable deposits; savings accounts C) savings accounts; checkable deposits D) savings accounts; time deposits ANSWER C
People hold money even during inflationary episodes when other assets prove to be better stores of value. This can be explained by the fact that money is A) extremely liquid. B) a unique good for which there are no substitutes. C) the only thing accepted in economic exchange. D) backed by gold. ANSWER A
A possible sequence for the three stages of a financial crisis might be ________ leads to ________ leads to ________. A) asset price declines; banking crises; unanticipated decline in price level B) unanticipated decline in price level; banking crises; increase in interest rates C) banking crises; increase in interest rates; unanticipated decline in price level […]
The degrees of freedom in a regression equation is the number of observations minus the number of estimated coefficients. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE