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Test bank for Financial Markets and Institutions 12th

Edition by Jeff Madura

1. Financial market participants who provide funds are called

a. deficit units.

b. surplus units.

c. primary units.

d. secondary units.

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMAI.MADU.15.01.01

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.FMAI.MADU.15.03

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.FMAI.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge

DATE CREATED: 9/15/2016 6:38 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/16/2016 1:14 AM

2. Which of the following is NOT an issuer of bonds?

a. households

b. corporations

c. the U.S. Treasury

d. government agencies

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMAI.MADU.15.01.01

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.FMAI.MADU.15.03

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.FMAI.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge

DATE CREATED: 9/16/2016 1:15 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 5/1/2018 11:55 AM

3. Behavioral finance

a. applies concepts from sociology and anthropology to the behavior of market participants.

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b. studies the behavior of financial markets in response to changes in Federal Reserve policy.

c. applies psychology to financial decision making.

d. explains why markets are efficient.

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMAI.MADU.15.01.01

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.FMAI.MADU.15.03

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.FMAI.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge

DATE CREATED: 9/16/2016 1:18 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/16/2016 1:21 AM

4. Those financial markets that facilitate the flow of short-term funds are known as:

a. money markets

b. capital markets

c. primary markets

d. secondary markets

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMAI.MADU.15.01.02

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.FMAI.MADU.15.02

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.FMAI.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge

DATE CREATED: 9/16/2016 1:21 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 5/1/2018 11:56 AM

5. Funds are provided to the initial issuer of securities in the:

a. secondary market

b. primary market

c. deficit market

d. surplus market

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMAI.MADU.15.01.01

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.FMAI.MADU.15.03

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.FMAI.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge

DATE CREATED: 9/16/2016 1:24 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 5/1/2018 12:26 PM

6. Which of the following is a capital market instrument?

a. a six-month certificate of deposit

b. a three-month Treasury bill

c. a ten-year bond

d. an agreement for a bank to loan funds directly to a company for nine months

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMAI.MADU.15.01.02

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.FMAI.MADU.15.03

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.FMAI.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension

DATE CREATED: 9/16/2016 1:27 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/16/2016 1:29 AM

7. Which of the following is a money market security?

a. Treasury note

b. municipal bond

c. mortgage

d. commercial paper

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMAI.MADU.15.01.02

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.FMAI.MADU.15.03

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.FMAI.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension

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DATE CREATED: 9/16/2016 1:29 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/16/2016 1:31 AM

8. The creditors in the federal funds market are:

a. households

b. depository institutions

c. firms

d. government agencies

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMAI.MADU.15.01.03

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.FMAI.MADU.15.03

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.FMAI.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge

DATE CREATED: 9/16/2016 1:52 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 5/1/2018 12:27 PM

9. Investors in equity securities may earn a return from

a. coupon payments and the return of principal at the maturity date.

b. coupon payments and a capital gain when they sell the securities.

c. quarterly dividends (if paid) and a capital gain when they sell the securities.

d. quarterly dividends (if paid) and the return of principal at the maturity date.

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMAI.MADU.15.01.02

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.FMAI.MADU.15.03

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.FMAI.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension

DATE CREATED: 9/16/2016 2:56 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/16/2016 2:59 AM

10. Money market securities generally have ____.

a. relatively low liquidity, low expected return, and a high degree of credit risk

b. relatively high liquidity, high expected return, and a high degree of credit risk

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