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Chapter 1Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets?1.1Why Study Financial Markets?1)Financial markets promote economic efficiency byA)channeling funds from investors to savers.B)creating inflation.C)channeling funds from savers to investors.D)reducing investment.Answer:CQues Status: Revised2)Financial markets promote greater economic efficiency by channeling funds from ________ to________.A)investors; saversB)borrowers; saversC)savers; borrowersD)savers; lendersAnswer:CQues Status: New3)Well-functioning financial markets promoteA)inflation.B)deflation.C)unemployment.D)growth.Answer:DQues Status: Revised4)Markets in which funds are transferred from those who have excess funds available to thosewho have a shortage of available funds are calledA)commodity markets.B)fund-available markets.C)derivative exchange markets.D)financial markets.Answer:DQues Status: Previous Edition·5)________ markets transfer funds from people who have an excess of available funds to peoplewho have a shortage.A)CommodityB)Fund-availableC)FinancialD)Derivative exchangeAnswer:CQues Status: New6)Poorly performing financial markets can be the cause ofA)wealth.B)poverty.C)financial stability.D)financial expansion.Answer:BQues Status: Revised7)The bond markets are important because they areA)easily the most widely followed financial markets in the United States.B)the markets where foreign exchange rates are determined.C)the markets where interest rates are determined.D)the markets where all borrowers get their funds.Answer:CQues Status: Revised8)The price paid for the rental of borrowed funds (usually expressed as a percentage of therental of $100 per year) is commonly referred to as theA)inflation rate.B)exchange rate.C)interest rate.D)aggregate price level.Answer:CQues Status: Previous Edition2 Mishkin Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, Alternate EditionChapter 1 Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets? 39)Compared to interest rates on long-term U.S. government bonds, interest rates onthree-month Treasury bills fluctuate ________ and are ________ on average.A)more; lowerB)less; lowerC)more; higherD)less; higherAnswer:AQues Status: Previous Edition10)The interest rate on Baa (medium quality) corporate bonds is ________, on average, than otherinterest rates, and the spread between it and other rates became ________ in the 1970s.A)lower; smallerB)lower; largerC)higher; smallerD)higher; largerAnswer:DQues Status: Previous Edition11)Everything else held constant, a decline in interest rates will cause spending on housing toA)fall.B)remain unchanged.C)either rise, fall, or remain the same.D)rise.Answer:DQues Status: Revised12)An increase in interest rates might ________ saving because more can be earned in interestincome.A)encourageB)discourageC)disallowD)invalidateAnswer:AQues Status: New·13)Everything else held constant, an increase in interest rates on student loansA)increases the cost of a college education.B)reduces the cost of a college education.C)has no effect on educational costs.D)increases costs for students with no loans.Answer:AQues Status: Revised14)High interest rates might cause a corporation to ________ building a new plant that wouldprovide more jobs.A)completeB)considerC)postponeD)contemplateAnswer:CQues Status: New15)The stock market is important because it isA)where interest rates are determined.B)the most widely followed financial market in the United States.C)where foreign exchange rates are determined.D)the market where most borrowers get their funds.Answer:BQues Status: Revised16)Stock prices since the 1950s have beenA)relatively stable trending upward at a steady pace.B)relatively stable trending downward at a moderate rate.C)extremely volatile.D)unstable trending downward at a moderate rate.Answer:CQues Status: Previous Edition4 Mishkin Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, Alternate EditionChapter 1 Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets? 517)A rising stock market index due to higher share pricesA)increases peopleʹs wealth, but is unlikely to increase their willingness to spend.B)increases peopleʹs wealth and as a result may increase their willingness to spend.C)decreases the amount of funds that business firms can raise by selling newly-issuedstock.D)decreases peopleʹs wealth, but is unlikely to increase their willingness to spend.Answer:BQues Status: Revised18)When stock prices fallA)an individualʹs wealth is not affected nor is their willingness to spend.B)a business firm will be more likely to sell stock to finance investment spending.C)an individualʹs wealth may decrease but their willingness to spend is not affected.D)an individualʹs wealth may decrease and their willingness to spend may decrease.Answer:DQues Status: New19)Changes in stock pricesA)do not affect peopleʹs wealth and their willingness to spendB)affect firmsʹ decisions to sell stock to finance investment spending.C)occur in regular patterns.D)are unimportant to deci
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