Chapter 1
Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets?
1.1 Why Study Financial Markets?
1) Financial markets promote economic efficiency by
A) channeling funds from investors to savers.
B) creating inflation.
C) channeling funds from savers to investors.
D) reducing investment.
Answer: C
Ques Status: Revised
2) Financial markets promote greater economic efficiency by channeling funds from to
.
A) investors; savers
B) borrowers; savers
C) savers; borrowers
D) savers; lenders
Answer: C
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3) Well-functioning financial markets promote
A) inflation.
B) deflation.
C) unemployment.
D) growth.
Answer: D
Ques Status: Revised
4) Markets in which funds are transferred from those who have excess funds available to
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those who have a shortage of available funds are called
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A) commodity markets. q
B) fund-available markets. q
C) derivative exchange markets. q q
D) financial markets. q
Answer: q D
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5) markets transfer funds from people who have an excess of available funds to
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people who have a shortage.
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A) Commodity
B) Fund-available
C) Financial
D) Derivative exchange q
Answer: q C
Ques Status: New
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6) Poorly performing financial markets can be the cause of
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A) wealth.
B) poverty.
C) financial stability. q
D) financial expansion. q
Answer: q B
Ques Status: Revised
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7) The bond markets are important because they are
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A) easily the most widely followed financial markets in the United States.
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B) the markets where foreign exchange rates are determined.
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C) the markets where interest rates are determined.
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D) the markets where all borrowers get their funds.
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Answer: q C
Ques Status: Revised
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8) The price paid for the rental of borrowed funds (usually expressed as a percentage of
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the rental of $100 per year) is commonly referred to as the
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A) inflation rate. q
B) exchange rate. q
C) interest rate. q
D) aggregate price level. q q
Answer: q C
Ques Status: Previous Edition
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9) Compared to interest rates on long-term U.S. government bonds, interest rates on
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three-month Treasury bills fluctuate and are
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A) more; lower q
B) less; lower q
C) more; higher q
D) less; higher q
Answer: q A
Ques Status: Previous Edition
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10) The interest rate on Baa (medium quality) corporate bonds is
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other interest rates, and the spread between it and other rates became
q q q in the 1970s.
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A) lower; smaller q
B) lower; larger q
C) higher; smaller q
D) higher; larger q
Answer: q D
Ques Status: Previous Edition
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11) Everything else held constant, a decline in interest rates will cause spending on housing to
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A) fall.
B) remain unchanged. q
C) either rise, fall, or remain the same.
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D) rise.
Answer: q D
Ques Status: Revised
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12) An increase in interest rates might
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interest income. q
A) encourage
B) discourage
C) disallow
D) invalidate
Answer: q A
Ques Status: New
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