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  • A. up and to the left
  • B. up and to the right
  • C. down and to the left
  • D. down and to the right

Explanation: An increase in monetary expansion adds funds to the financial system, shifting the supply curve to the right.

Correct answer: down and to the right
  • A. (1+r) c - 1
  • B. (2+r) c - 2
  • C. (3+r) c - 3
  • D. (1+r) c - 5

Explanation: When r is the return per compounding period and c is the number of periods, the effective annual return is calculated as (1+r)^c − 1.

Correct answer: (1+r) c - 1
  • A. support from World Bank
  • B. decreases in funds traded
  • C. increase in funds traded
  • D. rise of international funds

Explanation: A leftward shift in the demand curve means borrowers want fewer funds at each interest rate, so the equilibrium amount of funds traded…

Correct answer: decreases in funds traded
  • A. term structure of segmentation
  • B. term structure of interest rate
  • C. term structure of premium
  • D. term structure of inflation

Explanation: Liquidity preference, unbiased expectations, and market segmentation are competing explanations of the term structure of interest rates…

Correct answer: term structure of interest rate
  • A. compound interest
  • B. investment risk
  • C. interest rate
  • D. stated rate

Explanation: When earned interest is added to the investment and itself earns further interest, the process is compounding.

Correct answer: compound interest
  • A. increase in availability
  • B. decrease in availability
  • C. decrease in interest rate
  • D. increase in interest rate

Explanation: Present value falls as the interest rate rises because future cash flows are discounted more heavily.

Correct answer: increase in interest rate
  • A. present value of annuity
  • B. future value of annuity
  • C. decreased value of annuity
  • D. increased value of annuity

Explanation: Future value of an annuity accumulates a series of equal payments to their value at the end of the investment period.

Correct answer: future value of annuity
  • A. zero demand of funds
  • B. equilibrium demands of funds
  • C. higher demand of funds
  • D. lower demand of funds

Explanation: In loanable-funds theory, a lower interest rate reduces the cost of borrowing, encouraging households and firms to demand more funds.

Correct answer: higher demand of funds
  • A. global market is stagnant
  • B. global market is not stagnant
  • C. domestic market is stagnant
  • D. domestic market is not stagnant

Explanation: Stagnant domestic economic growth generally reduces profitable investment opportunities, shifting the demand for funds to the left.

Correct answer: domestic market is stagnant
  • A. decreased value of annuity
  • B. increased value of annuity
  • C. present value of annuity
  • D. future value of annuity

Explanation: Present value of an annuity converts equal future payments into their equivalent value at the beginning of the investment period.

Correct answer: present value of annuity
  • A. higher
  • B. zero
  • C. upside
  • D. lower

Explanation: An increase in demand for loanable funds puts upward pressure on the equilibrium interest rate, which is the borrowing cost of funds.

Correct answer: higher
  • A. domestic market is stagnant
  • B. domestic market is not stagnant
  • C. global market is stagnant
  • D. global market is not stagnant

Explanation: Stagnant domestic growth creates fewer investment opportunities, so firms and other participants have less reason to borrow funds.

Correct answer: domestic market is stagnant
  • A. compounded funds
  • B. savings funds
  • C. supply of loan-able funds
  • D. demand of loan-able funds

Explanation: Suppliers of funds provide the supply of loanable funds, mainly through savings that can be lent or invested.

Correct answer: supply of loan-able funds
  • A. special provisions
  • B. liquidity and default risk
  • C. inflation and real interest arte
  • D. all of the aboveHire An Accountant

Explanation: Nominal interest rates reflect the real rate plus expected inflation, and are also affected by liquidity, default risk, and contractual…

Correct answer: all of the aboveHire An Accountant
  • A. savings
  • B. interest rate
  • C. future value
  • D. present valueGet Study Guides

Explanation: The loanable-funds theory explains how the interaction of saving and borrowing determines the equilibrium interest rate.

Correct answer: interest rate
  • A. interest portion of RIAPS
  • B. interest portion of STORI
  • C. interest portion of STRIPS
  • D. interest portion of bondsCompare Personal Loans

Explanation: STRIPS separate a Treasury security into individual principal and interest cash flows, allowing investors to select maturities that match…

Correct answer: interest portion of STRIPS
  • A. call price of bond
  • B. premium price of bond
  • C. call price of stock
  • D. discounted price of stock

Explanation: The call price is the amount an issuer must pay to redeem a callable bond, calculated as its face value plus the call premium.

Correct answer: call price of bond
  • A. pays indexed prices
  • B. pays same price
  • C. pays different price
  • D. pays inflated pricesGet Corporate Bonds

Explanation: In a single-price, or uniform-price, auction, all successful bidders receive the securities at the same accepted price.

Correct answer: pays same price
  • A. general obligation tax
  • B. general obligation savings
  • C. general obligation bonds
  • D. general obligation notes

Explanation: General obligation bonds are supported by the issuer's full faith, credit, and taxing power rather than by a specific revenue-producing…

Correct answer: general obligation bonds
  • A. clean price
  • B. full price
  • C. dirty price
  • D. accrued price

Explanation: The clean price is the quoted bond price excluding accrued interest. The amount including accrued interest is called the dirty price or…

Correct answer: clean price