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ECON 3115 TEST 1 REVIEW 1.) MULTIPLE CHOICE 1) Economists define money as A) cash in circulation. B) deposits in commercial banks. C) anything that people are willing to accept in payment for goods and services or to pay off debts. D) bonds issued by large corporations. 2) The Federal Reserve System A) is in charge of managing the New York Stock Exchange. B) is headed by the Secretary of the Treasury. C) is the central bank of the United States. D) is responsible for conducting fiscal policy for the United States. 3) If a bank grants you a mortgage, the mortgage is A) an asset to you as well as an asset to the bank. B) an asset to you, but a liability to the bank. C) a liability to you, but an asset to the bank. D) a liability to you as well as a liability to the bank. 4) Financial markets A) channel funds indirectly between borrowers and lenders. B) channel funds directly from lenders to borrowers. C) act as go-betweens by holding a portfolio of assets and issuing claims based on that portfolio to savers. D) generally provide lenders with lower returns than do financial intermediaries. 5) $1 received n years from now has a value today of A) ($1 + i )/ i . B) $1/(1 + i ). C) ($1 + i / i . D) $1/(1 + i . 6) At an interest rate of 6%, how much will need to be invested today to have $10,000 in 5 years? A) $5,000 B) $7,473 C) $10,000 D) $13,382
7) At an interest rate of 3%, what is the present value of $1000 to be received five years from now? A) $863 B) $1,667 C) $1,159 D) $850 8) A discount bond resembles a simple loan in that A) the interest on neither is taxable. B) the borrower repays in a single payment. C) both represent assets to the borrowers who issue them. D) both have par values greater than their face values. 9) A discount bond involves A) interest payments from the borrower to the lender periodically during the life of the loan. B) payment by the borrower to the lender of the face value of the loan at maturity. C) no payment of principal by the borrower to the lender. D) payment of interest by the borrower to the lender every six months during the life of the loan. 10) Suppose there's an 80% chance of a stock rising by 20% and a 20% chance of it falling by 40%. What is the expected rate of return on the stock? A) -40% B) -20% C) 8% D) 16% 11) As a person's wealth increases, which of the following portfolio holdings is likely to increase the least? A) checking account B) stocks C) money market fund D) bonds 12) The bond demand curve slopes down because A) interest rates decline as bond prices decline. B) when bond prices are low, inflation is low. C) the lender is willing and able to purchase more bonds when the price of the bond is low. D) the borrower is willing and able to purchase more bonds when the price of the bond is low. 13) The formula for the yield to maturity, i , on a discount bond is A) i = (Face value - Discount price)/Discount price. B) i = (Discount price - Face value)/Discount price. C) i = (Face value - Discount price)/Face value. D) i = (Discount price - Face value)/Face value.
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