Question 1

If the government's expenditures exceeded its receipts, it would likely

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A)  lend money to a bank or other financial intermediary. 
B)  borrow money from a bank or other financial intermediary. 
C)  buy bonds directly from the public. 
D)  sell bonds directly to the public. 
A)  lend money to a bank or other financial intermediary. 
B)  borrow money from a bank or other financial intermediary. 
C)  buy bonds directly from the public. 
D)  sell bonds directly to the public.

Question 2

Over-the-Rhine Cheese Corporation had a P/E ratio of 20, retained earnings of $0.80 per share and a dividend of $1.70. What was its dividend yield?

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A)  1.25%. 
B)  5.0%. 
C)  3.4%. 
D)  10.6%. 
A)  1.25%. 
B)  5.0%. 
C)  3.4%. 
D)  10.6%.

Question 3

Jim buys a $1000 bond from ABC Company. ABC Company uses the $1000 to purchase a new piece of machinery. Whose spending would be an act of investment in the language of macroeconomics?

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A)  only Jim's 
B)  only ABC Corporation's 
C)  Jim's and ABC Corporation's 
D)  neither Jim's nor ABC Corporation's 
A)  only Jim's 
B)  only ABC Corporation's 
C)  Jim's and ABC Corporation's 
D)  neither Jim's nor ABC Corporation's

Question 4

Which of the following is included in the demand for loanable funds?

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A)  investment and government borrowing 
B)  investment but not government borrowing 
C)  government borrowing but not investment 
D)  neither government borrowing nor investment 
A)  investment and government borrowing 
B)  investment but not government borrowing 
C)  government borrowing but not investment 
D)  neither government borrowing nor investment

Question 5

Kroger's grocery chain wants to finance the purchase of a new warehouse. It decides to sell bonds.

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A)  Kroger's plans to use equity financing and its action is part of the demand for loanable funds. 
B)  Kroger's plans to use equity financing and its action is part of the supply of loanable funds. 
C)  Kroger's plans to use debt financing and its action is part of the demand for loanable funds. 
D)  Kroger's plans to use debt financing and its action is part of the supply of loanable funds. 
A)  Kroger's plans to use equity financing and its action is part of the demand for loanable funds. 
B)  Kroger's plans to use equity financing and its action is part of the supply of loanable funds. 
C)  Kroger's plans to use debt financing and its action is part of the demand for loanable funds. 
D)  Kroger's plans to use debt financing and its action is part of the supply of loanable funds.

Question 6

The country of Yokovia does not trade with any other country. Its GDP is $20 billion. Its government collects $2 billion in taxes. Consumption equals $15 billion and investment equals $2 billion. What is public saving in Yokovia, and what is the value of the goods and services purchased by the government of Yokovia?

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A)  -$2 billion and $1 billion. 
B)  $1 billion and $1 billion. 
C)  -$1 billion and $3 billion. 
D)  -$2 billion and $3 billion. 
A)  -$2 billion and $1 billion. 
B)  $1 billion and $1 billion. 
C)  -$1 billion and $3 billion. 
D)  -$2 billion and $3 billion.

Question 7

Other things the same, which bond would you expect to pay the lowest interest rate?

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A)  a bond issued by a state with a very good credit rating 
B)  a bond issued by the U.S. government 
C)  a bond issued by a fairly new company doing genetic research 
D)  a bond issued by Nabisco 
A)  a bond issued by a state with a very good credit rating 
B)  a bond issued by the U.S. government 
C)  a bond issued by a fairly new company doing genetic research 
D)  a bond issued by Nabisco

Question 8

In a closed economy, if Y and T remained the same, but G rose and C fell but by less than the rise in G, what would happen to private and national saving?

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A)  private and national saving would rise 
B)  private and national saving would fall 
C)  private saving would rise and national saving would fall 
D)  private saving would fall and national saving would rise 
A)  private and national saving would rise 
B)  private and national saving would fall 
C)  private saving would rise and national saving would fall 
D)  private saving would fall and national saving would rise

Question 9

The sale of bonds

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A)  and stocks to raise money is called debt finance. 
B)  and stocks to raise money is called equity finance. 
C)  to raise money is called debt finance, while the sale of stocks to raise funds is called equity finance. 
D)  to raise money is called equity finance, while the sale of stocks to raise funds is called debt finance. 
A)  and stocks to raise money is called debt finance. 
B)  and stocks to raise money is called equity finance. 
C)  to raise money is called debt finance, while the sale of stocks to raise funds is called equity finance. 
D)  to raise money is called equity finance, while the sale of stocks to raise funds is called debt finance.

Question 10

An increase in the budget deficit would cause a

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A)  shortage of loanable funds at the original interest rate, which would lead to falling interest rates. 
B)  surplus of loanable funds at the original interest rate, which would lead to rising interest rates. 
C)  shortage of loanable funds at the original interest rate, which would lead to rising interest rates. 
D)  surplus of loanable funds at the original interest rate, which would lead to falling interest rates. 
A)  shortage of loanable funds at the original interest rate, which would lead to falling interest rates. 
B)  surplus of loanable funds at the original interest rate, which would lead to rising interest rates. 
C)  shortage of loanable funds at the original interest rate, which would lead to rising interest rates. 
D)  surplus of loanable funds at the original interest rate, which would lead to falling interest rates.

Question 11

A decrease in the budget deficit

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A)  makes investment spending fall. 
B)  makes investment spending rise. 
C)  does not affect investment spending. 
D)  may increase, decrease, or not affect investment spending if private saving doesn't change. 
A)  makes investment spending fall. 
B)  makes investment spending rise. 
C)  does not affect investment spending. 
D)  may increase, decrease, or not affect investment spending if private saving doesn't change.

Question 12

If an economy is closed and if it has no government, then

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A)  national saving = 0. 
B)  national saving = private saving. 
C)  public saving = investment. 
D)  gross domestic product = consumption. 
A)  national saving = 0. 
B)  national saving = private saving. 
C)  public saving = investment. 
D)  gross domestic product = consumption.

Question 13

List three characteristics of a bond that would make its interest rate higher than otherwise.

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it has a longer term to maturi

Question 14

The fact that borrowers sometimes default on their loans by declaring bankruptcy is directly related to the characteristic of a bond called

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A)  credit risk. 
B)  interest risk. 
C)  term risk. 
D)  private risk. 
A)  credit risk. 
B)  interest risk. 
C)  term risk. 
D)  private risk.

Question 15

Other things the same, when the interest rate rises,

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A)  people would want to lend more, making the supply of loanable funds increase. 
B)  people would want to lend less, making the supply of loanable funds decrease. 
C)  people would want to lend more, making the quantity of loanable funds supplied increase. 
D)  people would want to lend less, making the quantity of loanable funds supplied decrease. 
A)  people would want to lend more, making the supply of loanable funds increase. 
B)  people would want to lend less, making the supply of loanable funds decrease. 
C)  people would want to lend more, making the quantity of loanable funds supplied increase. 
D)  people would want to lend less, making the quantity of loanable funds supplied decrease.

Question 16

Alpha Corporation has a price of $5 a share, outstanding shares of 2.5 million, retained earnings of $1 million dollars, and a dividend yield of 2 percent. It has a price-earnings ratio which is

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A)  high, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to rise. 
B)  high, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to fall. 
C)  low, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to rise. 
D)  low, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to fall. 
A)  high, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to rise. 
B)  high, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to fall. 
C)  low, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to rise. 
D)  low, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to fall.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is correct?

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A)  A large, well-known corporation such as Proctor and Gamble would generally use financial intermediation to finance expansion of its factories. 
B)  On average, indexed funds outperform managed funds. 
C)  Unlike corporate bonds and stocks, checking accounts are a store of value. 
D)  Financial intermediaries are institutions through which savers can directly provide funds to borrowers. 
A)  A large, well-known corporation such as Proctor and Gamble would generally use financial intermediation to finance expansion of its factories. 
B)  On average, indexed funds outperform managed funds. 
C)  Unlike corporate bonds and stocks, checking accounts are a store of value. 
D)  Financial intermediaries are institutions through which savers can directly provide funds to borrowers.

Question 18

Suppose in some country that the first $5,000 of interest income is exempt from income tax. If the government then removed this exemption

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A)  the interest rate and investment would rise. 
B)  the interest rate would rise and investment would fall. 
C)  the interest rate would fall and investment would rise. 
D)  the interest rate and investment would fall. 
A)  the interest rate and investment would rise. 
B)  the interest rate would rise and investment would fall. 
C)  the interest rate would fall and investment would rise. 
D)  the interest rate and investment would fall.

Question 19

A low P/E for a stock indicates that

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A)  people may expect earnings to fall in the future, perhaps because the firm will be faced with increased competition. 
B)  its dividends have been low so that no one is willing to pay very much for it. 
C)  the corporation is possibly overvalued. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  people may expect earnings to fall in the future, perhaps because the firm will be faced with increased competition. 
B)  its dividends have been low so that no one is willing to pay very much for it. 
C)  the corporation is possibly overvalued. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 20

If the budget deficit increases then

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A)  saving and the interest rate rise 
B)  saving rises and the interest rate falls 
C)  saving falls and the interest rate rises 
D)  saving and the interest rate falls 
A)  saving and the interest rate rise 
B)  saving rises and the interest rate falls 
C)  saving falls and the interest rate rises 
D)  saving and the interest rate falls

If the government's expenditures exceeded its receipts, it would likely

Over-the-Rhine Cheese Corporation had a P/E ratio of 20, retained earnings of $0.80 per share and a dividend of $1.70. What was its dividend yield?

Jim buys a $1000 bond from ABC Company. ABC Company uses the $1000 to purchase a new piece of machinery. Whose spending would be an act of investment in the language of macroeconomics?

Which of the following is included in the demand for loanable funds?

Kroger's grocery chain wants to finance the purchase of a new warehouse. It decides to sell bonds.

Other things the same, which bond would you expect to pay the lowest interest rate?

In a closed economy, if Y and T remained the same, but G rose and C fell but by less than the rise in G, what would happen to private and national saving?

The sale of bonds

An increase in the budget deficit would cause a

A decrease in the budget deficit

If an economy is closed and if it has no government, then

List three characteristics of a bond that would make its interest rate higher than otherwise.

The fact that borrowers sometimes default on their loans by declaring bankruptcy is directly related to the characteristic of a bond called

Other things the same, when the interest rate rises,

Alpha Corporation has a price of $5 a share, outstanding shares of 2.5 million, retained earnings of $1 million dollars, and a dividend yield of 2 percent. It has a price-earnings ratio which is

Which of the following statements is correct?

Suppose in some country that the first $5,000 of interest income is exempt from income tax. If the government then removed this exemption

A low P/E for a stock indicates that

If the budget deficit increases then

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

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Exam 8: Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

If the government's expenditures exceeded its receipts, it would likely

Over-the-Rhine Cheese Corporation had a P/E ratio of 20, retained earnings of $0.80 per share and a dividend of $1.70. What was its dividend yield?

Jim buys a $1000 bond from ABC Company. ABC Company uses the $1000 to purchase a new piece of machinery. Whose spending would be an act of investment in the language of macroeconomics?

Which of the following is included in the demand for loanable funds?

Kroger's grocery chain wants to finance the purchase of a new warehouse. It decides to sell bonds.

Other things the same, which bond would you expect to pay the lowest interest rate?

In a closed economy, if Y and T remained the same, but G rose and C fell but by less than the rise in G, what would happen to private and national saving?

The sale of bonds

An increase in the budget deficit would cause a

A decrease in the budget deficit

If an economy is closed and if it has no government, then

List three characteristics of a bond that would make its interest rate higher than otherwise.

The fact that borrowers sometimes default on their loans by declaring bankruptcy is directly related to the characteristic of a bond called

Other things the same, when the interest rate rises,

Alpha Corporation has a price of $5 a share, outstanding shares of 2.5 million, retained earnings of $1 million dollars, and a dividend yield of 2 percent. It has a price-earnings ratio which is

Which of the following statements is correct?

Suppose in some country that the first $5,000 of interest income is exempt from income tax. If the government then removed this exemption

A low P/E for a stock indicates that

If the budget deficit increases then

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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