Question 1

The function of financial intermediaries is to transfer purchasing power from

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A)  Dissavers to consumers.
B)  Consumers to savers.
C)  Savers to dissavers.
D)  Dissavers to savers.

Question 2

An increase in the value of an asset,such as a stock,is called

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A)  Interest.
B)  Profit.
C)  A capital gain.
D)  A dividend.

Question 3

As long as interest-earning opportunities exist,present dollars are worth

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A)  More than future dollars.
B)  Less than future dollars.
C)  More than previous periods' dollars.
D)  Less than inflation-adjusted dollars.

Question 4

Which of the following is not true about venture capitalists?

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A)  They provide financial support for entrepreneurial ideas.
B)  They share in the risks and rewards of entrepreneurial ideas.
C)  They are a critical link between entrepreneurial ideas and market reality.
D)  They issue shares of the IPO.

Question 5

As the prevailing interest rate increases,all of the following occur except

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A)  Quantity demanded of loanable funds decreases.
B)  Quantity supplied of loanable funds increases.
C)  Cost of borrowing rises.
D)  Supply curve for loanable funds shifts to the right.

Question 6

If the expected rate of return decreases

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A)  The demand for loanable funds will increase.
B)  The demand for loanable funds will decrease.
C)  Market participants will save less money.
D)  The time value of money will increase.

Question 7

Retained earnings are

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A)  The only motive for purchasing stock.
B)  Equal to corporate profits.
C)  Direct increases to shareholder wealth.
D)  The amount of corporate profit not paid out in dividends.

Question 8

If Shoffner Inc. ,a publicly traded corporation,has a share price of $125,revenues of $15.35 per share,and profits of $5.25 per share,what is the P/E ratio for Shoffner Inc.shares?

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A)  23.81.
B)  0.04.
C)  8.14.
D)  0.12.

Question 9

As interest rates decline,all of the following will result except

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A)  Quantity demanded of loanable funds increases.
B)  Quantity supplied of loanable funds decreases.
C)  Cost of borrowing diminishes.
D)  Demand curve for loanable funds shifts to the left.

Question 10

Suppose a company's bond sold for $900 last month and this month the price is $750.The annual interest payment is $60.The current yield on this bond is

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A)  8.0 percent.
B)  6.7 percent.
C)  11.11 percent.
D)  60.0 percent.

Question 11

Dividends are

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A)  The amount of corporate profit paid out for each share of stock.
B)  Profits used for investment in new plants and equipment.
C)  An increase in the market value of an asset.
D)  The only motive for purchasing stock.

Question 12

The price paid for the use of money is defined as the

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A)  Rental rate.
B)  Interest rate.
C)  Profit rate.
D)  Inflation rate.

Question 13

The primary economic function of financial intermediaries is to help allocate scarce resources to desired uses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What does a price/earnings ratio measure? What does a price/earnings ratio of 33.4 imply?

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Question 15

The owners of which type of firm have the least liability?

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A)  Corporation.
B)  Partnership.
C)  Proprietorship.
D)  Limited partnership.

Question 16

Which of the following will cause the demand for loanable funds to increase?

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A)  The expected profitability of a project declines.
B)  The cost of funds increases.
C)  The expected rate of return increases.
D)  Households increase their rate of savings.

Question 17

In the loanable funds market,

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A)  The price is the interest rate.
B)  The demand curve reflects the behavior of lenders.
C)  The supply curve reflects the behavior of borrowers.
D)  If interest rates rise,firms borrow more.

Question 18

Dividends are equal to

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A)  Capital gains minus retained earnings.
B)  Corporate profits.
C)  Corporate profits plus retained earnings.
D)  Corporate profits minus retained earnings.

Question 19

The quantity of loanable funds available to a corporation depends on the

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A)  Dividends the company is willing to pay.
B)  Present worth of the company's dividends.
C)  Price of its stock.
D)  Interest rate the company is willing to offer.

Question 20

A corporation can elect to allocate corporate profits into either

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A)  Interest payments or dividends.
B)  Bonds or stocks.
C)  Dividends or retained earnings.
D)  Capital gains or dividends.

Exam 32: Financial Markets

If the expected rate of return decreases

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As long as interest-earning opportunities exist,present dollars are worth

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Dividends are equal to

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Suppose a company's bond sold for $900 last month and this month the price is $750.The annual interest payment is $60.The current yield on this bond is

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An increase in the value of an asset,such as a stock,is called

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Dividends are

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As the prevailing interest rate increases,all of the following occur except

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As interest rates decline,all of the following will result except

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The primary economic function of financial intermediaries is to help allocate scarce resources to desired uses.

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Which of the following will cause the demand for loanable funds to increase?

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The price paid for the use of money is defined as the

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What does a price/earnings ratio measure? What does a price/earnings ratio of 33.4 imply?

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Which of the following is not true about venture capitalists?

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If Shoffner Inc. ,a publicly traded corporation,has a share price of $125,revenues of $15.35 per share,and profits of $5.25 per share,what is the P/E ratio for Shoffner Inc.shares?

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