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CFA Level 1 Exam Sample Questions with ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




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The feature of a well-functioning investment industry that gives investors the ability to
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quickly buy and sell a significant amount of an investment without having a material
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impact on the price is described as: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A liquidity ||\\//|| ||\\//||




B competitive markets
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C risk transfer ✔✔ A
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According to fundamental ethical and professional principles applicable to the investment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




industry, which group should have its interests ranked first? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A Clients ||\\//|| ||\\//||




B Employers||\\//|| ||\\//||




C Co-workers ✔✔ A
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Regulators often seek public consultation prior to the implementation of new regulations in ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




order to:
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A ensure the new rules are favorable to those likely to be affected
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B educate consumers and service providers on the new rules
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C improve the final rules by undertaking a cost-benefit analysis ✔✔ C
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A financial advisory firm that implements internal policies regarding information barriers,
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suitability standards, and restrictions on self-dealing is addressing issues related to which of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




the following types of regulation?
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A Sales practices rules
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B Trading rules
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,C Disclosure rules ✔✔ A
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The best financial statement to use to find information about what a company owns and
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owes others is called the: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A income statement
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B balance sheet
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C cash flow statement ✔✔ B
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If two variables do not have a strong (linear) relationship, the correlation coefficient
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between the two variables will be closest to: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A0 ||\\//|| ||\\//||




B -1
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C +1 ✔✔ A
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In contrast to forward contracts, futures contracts:
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A trade on organized exchanges
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B have contract sizes tailored to investor needs
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C have negotiable expiration dates ✔✔ A
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Which type of private equity strategy is most likely used to finance a start-up company?
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A Growth equity
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B Buyout
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C Venture capital ✔✔ C
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In commercial real estate investment, the amount derived from discounting future cash
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flows of lease and rental payments plus capital appreciation represents the value of the:
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A asset
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,B equity ||\\//|| ||\\//||




C liability ✔✔ A
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The type of bank that is exclusively owned by its members is a:
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A savings and loan bank
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B commercial bank
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C mutual bank ✔✔ C
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A form of pension plan in which the participant has some ability to determine how pension
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contributions are invested is described as a(n):
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A defined contribution plan
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B endowment plan
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C defined benefit plan ✔✔ A
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An investor attempting to replicate a price-weighted index would hold an equal:
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A percentage of outstanding shares of each security in the index
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B amount invested in each security in the index
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C number of units (shares) of each security in the index ✔✔ C
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From the standpoint of taxes, investors will benefit from:
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A deferring taxes to the future if tax rates will be higher in the future
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B realizing gains via stock repurchases as opposed to receiving the same gains as dividends
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C selling appreciated shares to meet cash needs instead of borrowing against them ✔✔ B
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If a decrease in the selling price of a company's only product results in an increase in the
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company's total revenue, the demand for the company's product is: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

, A elastic
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B unit-elastic
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C inelastic ✔✔ A
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Which of the following actions taken by a central bank is expansionary?
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A Increasing the reserve requirement
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B The purchase of government bonds
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C Increasing its policy rate ✔✔ B
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Which of the following government actions will most likely lead to an increase in the level
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of aggregate demand? A reduction in:
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A transfer payments
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B public spending on social goods and infrastructure
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C the capital gains tax ✔✔ C
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If Mexico is running a large current account deficit with Canada, which of the following
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will most likely occur? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A Canada will reduce its imports from Mexico
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B The Mexican peso will depreciate relative to the Canadian dollar
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C There will be an increase in Canadian exports to Mexico ✔✔ B
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If a company is liquidated, proceeds from asset sales are distributed to common
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shareholders: ||\\//||




A before unsecured debt investor and preferred shareholder, claims are paid
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B after secured debt investor and preferred shareholder, claims are paid
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C after preferred shareholder claims are paid but before unsecured debt investor claims are
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paid ✔✔ B ||\\//|| ||\\//||

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