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Economics of Money, Banking and
Financial Markets, 13th Edition
by Frederic Mishkin
Complete Chapters| A+ Graded Quiz
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, Chapter91
Why9Study9Money,9Banking,9and9Financial9Markets?
1.1 Why9Study9Financial9Markets?
1) Financial9markets9promote9economic9efficiency9by
A) channeling9funds9from9investors9to9savers.
B) creating9inflation.
C) channeling9funds9from9savers9to9investors.
D) reducing9investment.
Answer:9C
Question9Status:9Revised
2) Financial9markets9promote9greater9economic9efficiency9by9channeling9funds9from to
A) investors;9savers
B) borrowers;9savers
C) savers;9borrowers
D) savers;9lenders
9Answer:9C
Question9Status:9New
3) Well-functioning9financial9markets9promote
A) inflation.
B) deflation.
C) unemployment.
D) growth.
Answer:9D
Question9Status:9Revised
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,4) Markets9in9which9funds9are9transferred9from9those9who9have9excess9funds9available9to9those9who9hav
e9a9shortage9of9available9funds9are9called
A) commodity9markets.
B) fund-available9markets.
C) derivative9exchange9markets.
D) financial9markets.
Answer:9D
Question9Status:9Previous9Edition
5) markets9transfer9funds9from9people9who9have9an9excess9of9available9funds9to9people9who9have9
a9shortage.
A) Commodity
B) Fund-available
C) Financial
D) Derivative9exchange
9Answer:9C
Question9Status:9New
6) Poorly9performing9financial9markets9can9be9the9cause9of
A) wealth.
B) poverty.
C) financial9stability.
D) financial9expansion.
Answer:9B
Question9Status:9Revised
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, 7) The9bond9markets9are9important9because9they9are
A) easily9the9most9widely9followed9financial9markets9in9the9United9States.
B) the9markets9where9foreign9exchange9rates9are9determined.
C) the9markets9where9interest9rates9are9determined.
D) the9markets9where9all9borrowers9get9their9funds.
Answer:9C
Question9Status:9Revised
8) The9price9paid9for9the9rental9of9borrowed9funds9(usually9expressed9as9a9percentage9of9the9rental9of9$10
09per9year)9is9commonly9referred9to9as9the
A) inflation9rate.
B) exchange9rate.
C) interest9rate.
D) aggregate9price9level.
Answer:9C
Question9Status:9Previous9Edition
9) Compared9to9interest9rates9on9long-term9U.S.9government9bonds,9interest9rates9on9three-
month9Treasury9bills9fluctuate and9are on9average.
A) more;9lower
B) less;9lower
C) more;9higher
D) less;9higher
9Answer:9A
Question9Status:9Previous9Edition
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Economics of Money, Banking and
Financial Markets, 13th Edition
by Frederic Mishkin
Complete Chapters| A+ Graded Quiz
19|9P9a9g9e
, Chapter91
Why9Study9Money,9Banking,9and9Financial9Markets?
1.1 Why9Study9Financial9Markets?
1) Financial9markets9promote9economic9efficiency9by
A) channeling9funds9from9investors9to9savers.
B) creating9inflation.
C) channeling9funds9from9savers9to9investors.
D) reducing9investment.
Answer:9C
Question9Status:9Revised
2) Financial9markets9promote9greater9economic9efficiency9by9channeling9funds9from to
A) investors;9savers
B) borrowers;9savers
C) savers;9borrowers
D) savers;9lenders
9Answer:9C
Question9Status:9New
3) Well-functioning9financial9markets9promote
A) inflation.
B) deflation.
C) unemployment.
D) growth.
Answer:9D
Question9Status:9Revised
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,4) Markets9in9which9funds9are9transferred9from9those9who9have9excess9funds9available9to9those9who9hav
e9a9shortage9of9available9funds9are9called
A) commodity9markets.
B) fund-available9markets.
C) derivative9exchange9markets.
D) financial9markets.
Answer:9D
Question9Status:9Previous9Edition
5) markets9transfer9funds9from9people9who9have9an9excess9of9available9funds9to9people9who9have9
a9shortage.
A) Commodity
B) Fund-available
C) Financial
D) Derivative9exchange
9Answer:9C
Question9Status:9New
6) Poorly9performing9financial9markets9can9be9the9cause9of
A) wealth.
B) poverty.
C) financial9stability.
D) financial9expansion.
Answer:9B
Question9Status:9Revised
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, 7) The9bond9markets9are9important9because9they9are
A) easily9the9most9widely9followed9financial9markets9in9the9United9States.
B) the9markets9where9foreign9exchange9rates9are9determined.
C) the9markets9where9interest9rates9are9determined.
D) the9markets9where9all9borrowers9get9their9funds.
Answer:9C
Question9Status:9Revised
8) The9price9paid9for9the9rental9of9borrowed9funds9(usually9expressed9as9a9percentage9of9the9rental9of9$10
09per9year)9is9commonly9referred9to9as9the
A) inflation9rate.
B) exchange9rate.
C) interest9rate.
D) aggregate9price9level.
Answer:9C
Question9Status:9Previous9Edition
9) Compared9to9interest9rates9on9long-term9U.S.9government9bonds,9interest9rates9on9three-
month9Treasury9bills9fluctuate and9are on9average.
A) more;9lower
B) less;9lower
C) more;9higher
D) less;9higher
9Answer:9A
Question9Status:9Previous9Edition
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