Question 1

If the demand for loanable funds shifts to the right, then the equilibrium interest rate

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A)  and quantity of loanable funds rises. 
B)  and quantity of loanable funds falls. 
C)  rises and the quantity of loanable funds falls. 
D)  falls and the quantity of loanable funds rises. 
A)  and quantity of loanable funds rises. 
B)  and quantity of loanable funds falls. 
C)  rises and the quantity of loanable funds falls. 
D)  falls and the quantity of loanable funds rises.

Question 2

Stocks and bonds

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A)  and checking accounts are all stores of value and commonly function as mediums of exchange. 
B)  and checking accounts are all stores of value, but only stocks and bonds commonly function as mediums of exchange. 
C)  and checking accounts are all stores of value, but only checking accounts commonly function as mediums of exchange. 
D)  and checking accounts all commonly function as mediums of exchange, but only stocks and bonds are a store of value. 
A)  and checking accounts are all stores of value and commonly function as mediums of exchange. 
B)  and checking accounts are all stores of value, but only stocks and bonds commonly function as mediums of exchange. 
C)  and checking accounts are all stores of value, but only checking accounts commonly function as mediums of exchange. 
D)  and checking accounts all commonly function as mediums of exchange, but only stocks and bonds are a store of value.

Question 3

The income that households have left after paying their taxes and paying for their consumption is known as .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The income that households have left after...

Question 4

We would expect the interest rate on Bond A to be lower than the interest rate on Bond B if the two bonds have identical characteristics except that

Accepted Answer

A)  the credit risk associated with Bond A is lower than the credit risk associated with Bond B. 
B)  Bond A was issued by the Apple corporation and Bond B was issued by the city of Houston. 
C)  Bond A has a term of 20 years and Bond B has a term of 2 years. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  the credit risk associated with Bond A is lower than the credit risk associated with Bond B. 
B)  Bond A was issued by the Apple corporation and Bond B was issued by the city of Houston. 
C)  Bond A has a term of 20 years and Bond B has a term of 2 years. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 5

Which of the following is correct?

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A)  In a closed economy, equilibrium in the market for loanable funds occurs where saving = investment. 
B)  Investment is the source for the supply of loanable funds. 
C)  If there is a surplus in the market for loanable funds, the interest rate rises. 
D)  All of the above are correct 
A)  In a closed economy, equilibrium in the market for loanable funds occurs where saving = investment. 
B)  Investment is the source for the supply of loanable funds. 
C)  If there is a surplus in the market for loanable funds, the interest rate rises. 
D)  All of the above are correct

Question 6

Figure 26-3. The figure shows two demand-for-loanable-funds curves and two supply-of-loanable-funds curves.  
-Refer to Figure 26-3. Which of the following movements shows the effects of households' decision to save more?

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A)  a movement from Point A to Point B 
B)  a movement from Point F to Point A 
C)  a movement from Point C to Point F 
D)  a movement from Point B to Point C 
A)  a movement from Point A to Point B 
B)  a movement from Point F to Point A 
C)  a movement from Point C to Point F 
D)  a movement from Point B to Point C

Question 7

Bay City Mining, Inc. has a price of $20 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 of

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A)  50, which is high by historical standards. 
B)  50, which is low by historical standards. 
C)  25, which is high by historical standards. 
D)  25, which is low by historical standards. 
A)  50, which is high by historical standards. 
B)  50, which is low by historical standards. 
C)  25, which is high by historical standards. 
D)  25, which is low by historical standards.

Question 8

Other things the same, a government budget deficit

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A)  reduces public saving, but not national saving. 
B)  reduces national saving, but not public saving. 
C)  reduces both public and national saving. 
D)  reduces neither public saving nor national saving. 
A)  reduces public saving, but not national saving. 
B)  reduces national saving, but not public saving. 
C)  reduces both public and national saving. 
D)  reduces neither public saving nor national saving.

Question 9

If there is a surplus of loanable funds, then

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A)  the quantity of loanable funds demanded is greater than the quantity of loanable funds supplied and the interest rate is above equilibrium. 
B)  the quantity of loanable funds demanded is greater than the quantity of loanable funds supplied and the interest rate is below equilibrium. 
C)  the quantity of loanable funds supplied is greater than the quantity of loanable funds demanded and the interest rate is above equilibrium. 
D)  the quantity of loanable funds supplied is greater than the quantity of loanable funds demanded and the interest rate is below equilibrium. 
A)  the quantity of loanable funds demanded is greater than the quantity of loanable funds supplied and the interest rate is above equilibrium. 
B)  the quantity of loanable funds demanded is greater than the quantity of loanable funds supplied and the interest rate is below equilibrium. 
C)  the quantity of loanable funds supplied is greater than the quantity of loanable funds demanded and the interest rate is above equilibrium. 
D)  the quantity of loanable funds supplied is greater than the quantity of loanable funds demanded and the interest rate is below equilibrium.

Question 10

By definition, equity finance

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A)  is accomplished when units of government sell bonds. 
B)  is accomplished when firms sell bonds. 
C)  is accomplished when firms sell shares of stock. 
D)  involves "fair" interest rates or dividend yields. 
A)  is accomplished when units of government sell bonds. 
B)  is accomplished when firms sell bonds. 
C)  is accomplished when firms sell shares of stock. 
D)  involves "fair" interest rates or dividend yields.

Question 11

In a closed economy taxes are $750 billion, government transfers are $400 billion, government expenditures are $500 billion, and investment is $400 billion. What are private saving, public saving and national saving?

Accepted Answer

Private saving is $550 billion

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  national saving would fall and private saving would rise 
B)  national saving would rise and private saving would fall 
C)  both national saving and private saving would fall 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  national saving would fall and private saving would rise 
B)  national saving would rise and private saving would fall 
C)  both national saving and private saving would fall 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 13

Scenario 26-1. Assume the following information for an imaginary, closed economy.
GDP = $100,000; taxes = $22,000; government purchases = $25,000; national saving = $15,000.
-Refer to Scenario 26-1. For this economy, investment amounts to

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A)  $38,000. 
B)  $18,000. 
C)  $12,000. 
D)  $15,000. 
A)  $38,000. 
B)  $18,000. 
C)  $12,000. 
D)  $15,000.

Question 14

If the tax rate fell, holding municipal bonds would be less desirable so the interest rates on them would fall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The assumption of a closed economy

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A)  applies to the world economy. 
B)  applies to most national economies. 
C)  requires us to assume that the government's budget is always balanced. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  applies to the world economy. 
B)  applies to most national economies. 
C)  requires us to assume that the government's budget is always balanced. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 16

The interest rate will and the quantity of loanable funds invested will when the government decreases the budget deficit.

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The answer of The interest rate will and the quantity...

Question 17

Table 26-3. The following table presents information about a closed economy whose market for loanable funds is in equilibrium.  
-Refer to Table 26-3. Determine the quantity of private saving.

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A)  $0.2 trillion 
B)  $1.6 trillion 
C)  $1.8 trillion 
D)  $2.6 trillion 
A)  $0.2 trillion 
B)  $1.6 trillion 
C)  $1.8 trillion 
D)  $2.6 trillion

Question 18

Which of the following statements is correct?

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A)  NASDAQ is an important stock exchange in the United States. 
B)  The demand for a corporation's stock is largely based on people's perception of the corporation's profitability in the future. 
C)  Compared to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average incorporates the stock prices of a much smaller number of corporations. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  NASDAQ is an important stock exchange in the United States. 
B)  The demand for a corporation's stock is largely based on people's perception of the corporation's profitability in the future. 
C)  Compared to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average incorporates the stock prices of a much smaller number of corporations. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 19

The supply of loanable funds slopes

Accepted Answer

A)  upward because an increase in the interest rate induces people to save more. 
B)  downward because an increase in the interest rate induces people to save less. 
C)  downward because an increase in the interest rate induces people to invest less. 
D)  upward because an increase in the interest rate induces people to invest more. 
A)  upward because an increase in the interest rate induces people to save more. 
B)  downward because an increase in the interest rate induces people to save less. 
C)  downward because an increase in the interest rate induces people to invest less. 
D)  upward because an increase in the interest rate induces people to invest more.

Question 20

Scenario 26-2. Assume the following information for an imaginary, closed economy.
GDP = $5 trillion; consumption = $3.1 trillion; government purchases = $0.7 trillion; and taxes = $0.9 trillion.
-Refer to Scenario 26-2. For this economy, national saving is equal to

Accepted Answer

A)  $1.1 trillion. 
B)  $2.9 trillion. 
C)  $1.2 trillion. 
D)  $1.7 trillion. 
A)  $1.1 trillion. 
B)  $2.9 trillion. 
C)  $1.2 trillion. 
D)  $1.7 trillion.

Exam 26: Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

If the demand for loanable funds shifts to the right, then the equilibrium interest rate

Stocks and bonds

The income that households have left after paying their taxes and paying for their consumption is known as .

We would expect the interest rate on Bond A to be lower than the interest rate on Bond B if the two bonds have identical characteristics except that

Which of the following is correct?

Figure 26-3. The figure shows two demand-for-loanable-funds curves and two supply-of-loanable-funds curves. -Refer to Figure 26-3. Which of the following movements shows the effects of households' decision to save more?

Bay City Mining, Inc. has a price of $20 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 of

Other things the same, a government budget deficit

If there is a surplus of loanable funds, then

By definition, equity finance

In a closed economy taxes are $750 billion, government transfers are $400 billion, government expenditures are $500 billion, and investment is $400 billion. What are private saving, public saving and national saving?

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

Scenario 26-1. Assume the following information for an imaginary, closed economy. GDP = $100,000; taxes = $22,000; government purchases = $25,000; national saving = $15,000. -Refer to Scenario 26-1. For this economy, investment amounts to

If the tax rate fell, holding municipal bonds would be less desirable so the interest rates on them would fall.

The assumption of a closed economy

The interest rate will and the quantity of loanable funds invested will when the government decreases the budget deficit.

Table 26-3. The following table presents information about a closed economy whose market for loanable funds is in equilibrium. -Refer to Table 26-3. Determine the quantity of private saving.

Which of the following statements is correct?

The supply of loanable funds slopes

Scenario 26-2. Assume the following information for an imaginary, closed economy. GDP = $5 trillion; consumption = $3.1 trillion; government purchases = $0.7 trillion; and taxes = $0.9 trillion. -Refer to Scenario 26-2. For this economy, national saving is equal to

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