Multiple Choice Questions
1. In 2005, ____________ was the most significant real asset of U. S. nonfinancialÂ
businesses in terms of total value.Â
A) equipment and softwareÂ
B) inventoryÂ
C) real estateÂ
D) trade creditÂ
E) marketable securitiesÂ
Answer: C Difficulty: EasyÂ
Rationale: See Table 1.4.
2. In 2005, ____________ was the least significant real asset of U. S. nonfinancialÂ
businesses in terms of total value.Â
A) equipment and softwareÂ
B) inventoryÂ
C) real estateÂ
D) trade creditÂ
E) marketable securitiesÂ
Answer: B Difficulty: EasyÂ
Rationale: See Table 1.4.
3. In 2005, ____________ was the least significant liability of U. S. nonfinancialÂ
businesses in terms of total value.Â
A) bonds and mortgatgesÂ
B) bank loansÂ
C) inventoriesÂ
D) trade debtÂ
E) marketable securitiesÂ
Answer: B Difficulty: EasyÂ
Rationale: See Table 1.4.
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4. In 2005, ____________ was the most significant financial asset of U. S. nonfinancialÂ
businesses in terms of total value.Â
A) cashÂ
B) trade creditÂ
C) trade debtÂ
D) inventoryÂ
E) marketable securitiesÂ
Answer: B Difficulty: EasyÂ
Rationale: See Table 1.4.
5. The material wealth of a society is equal to the sum of _________.Â
A) all financial assetsÂ
B) all real assetsÂ
C) all financial and real assetsÂ
D) all physical assetsÂ
E) none of the aboveÂ
Answer: B Difficulty: EasyÂ
Rationale: Financial assets do not directly contribute the productive capacity of theÂ
economy.
6. ____________ of an investment bank.Â
A) Citigroup is an exampleÂ
B) Merrill Lynch is an exampleÂ
C) Goldman is an example
D) B and C are each examples
E) Each of the above is an exampleÂ
Answer: E Difficulty: EasyÂ
7. _______ are financial assets.Â
A) BondsÂ
B) MachinesÂ
C) StocksÂ
D) A and CÂ
E) A, B and CÂ
Answer: D Difficulty: EasyÂ
Rationale: Machines are real assets; stocks and bonds are financial assets.
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8. An example of a derivative security is ______.Â
A) a common share of General MotorsÂ
B) a call option on Mobil stockÂ
C) a commodity futures contractÂ
D) B and CÂ
E) A and BÂ
Answer: D Difficulty: EasyÂ
Rationale: The values of B and C are derived from that of an underlying financial asset;Â
the value of A is based on the value of the firm only.
9. _______ was the first to introduce mortgage pass-through securities.Â
A) Chase ManhattanÂ
B) CiticorpÂ
C) FNMAÂ
D) GNMAÂ
E) None of the aboveÂ
Answer: D Difficulty: EasyÂ
10. A bond issue is broken up so that some investors will receive only interest paymentsÂ
while others will receive only principal payments, which is an example of ________.Â
A) bundlingÂ
B) credit enhancementÂ
C) unbundlingÂ
D) financial engineeringÂ
E) C and DÂ
Answer: E Difficulty: EasyÂ
Rationale: Unbundling is one of many examples of financial engineering that offerÂ
more alternatives to the investor