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1. Technology has helped to make possible which of the following innovations? AT

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Question

1. Technology has helped to make possible which of the following innovations?

ATMs

credit cards

mortgage backed securities

all of the above

2. A decrease in the government budget deficit causes the _____ bonds to shift and equilibrium interest rates to _____.

demand for, fall

supply of, rise

demand for, rise

supply of, fall

3. The FDIC is intended to alleviate asymmetric information problems between:

politicians and regulators.

regulators and banks.

banks and the public.

the public and politicians.

4. Scholars like Barth, Caprio, and Levine argue that regulators should focus on improving the _____ of financial institutions.

liquidity

transparency

capital adequacy

None of the above.

5. The too big to fail policy exacerbates the moral hazard problem between:

regulators and banks.

banks and borrowers.

politicians and regulators.

the public and politicians.

6. Money is the only asset that acts as a

medium of exchange.

unit of account.

store of value.

all of the above.

7. Investors in collectible musical instruments must have a high tolerance for low

return.

risk.

liquidity.

none of the above.

8. Which of the following pieces of legislation made interstate banking legal?

Riegle-Neale

FIRREA

Gramm-Leach-Bliley

none of the above

9. ARMs:

force lenders to assume interest rate risk.

became more prevalent during the Great Inflation.

both of the above.

neither of the above.

10. A recession can result in higher equilibrium bond yields.

True

False

11. A two-year discount bond with face value $1,000 and price $950 has a yield of

4.9%.

5%.

5.3%.

none of the above.

A.

ATMs

B.

credit cards

C.

mortgage backed securities

D.

all of the above

Explanation / Answer

1 A

2 B

3 C

4 B

5 B

6 D

7 A

8 B

9 C

10 TRUE

11 C