This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > International Finance > International Finance – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books International Finance Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. U9V-13) What is an exchange rate? A) The price of goods in terms of a foreign currency. B) The price of one nation's currency in terms of another's. C) The rate at which goods are exchanged between two countries. D) How many US dollars you can exchange for RMB at Travelex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The price of one nation's currency in terms of another's. 2. Parties who have bought a futures contract and thereby agreed to ..... (take delivery of) the bonds are said to have taken a ..... position. A) Buy; long. B) Buy; short. C) Sell; short. D) Sell; long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy; long. 3. U9V-11) Government payments to exporters, this payment helps reduce an exporter's cost of production. A) Standards. B) Subsidies. C) Surplus. D) Quota. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsidies. 4. A sponsored American depository receipt (ADR) is: A) A type of tax deduction for American investors. B) A type of insurance for American stocks. C) An ADR is a negotiable certificate issued by a U.S. bank representing a specified number of shares in a foreign stock traded on a U.S. exchange. D) A type of currency used in American banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An ADR is a negotiable certificate issued by a U.S. bank representing a specified number of shares in a foreign stock traded on a U.S. exchange. 5. Which of these activities is not carried out by the Middle Office in a trading room: A) Operational activity (management of financial transactions after their negotiation). B) Activity of monitoring the execution of transactions against rules and standards. C) Administrative, accounting, settlement-delivery, auditing activities, reporting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Administrative, accounting, settlement-delivery, auditing activities, reporting. 6. Financial derivatives include A) Stocks. B) Bonds. C) Forward contracts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forward contracts. 7. A country's ability to produce a given product withgreater output per unit of input than another country A) Import. B) Export. C) Comparative advantage. D) Absolute advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolute advantage. 8. If you sold a short contract on financial futures you hope interest rates A) Rise. B) Fall. C) Are stable. D) Fluctuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise. 9. International Finance Analyzes the following areas of study: A) Optimum currency area theory. B) Model-Flemish Model. C) Interest Rate Parity. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 10. U9V-2) When a country has the ability to produce a product at a lower opportunity cost than another country. A) Favorable Advantage. B) Positive Net Export. C) Comparative Advantage. D) Absolute Advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparative Advantage. 11. David Ricardo introduced this theory in the year 1817. A) Classical. B) Mercantilism. C) Absolute Advantage. D) Comparative Advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute Advantage. 12. What is the major objective of the World Trade Organization (WTO)? A) Provide a forum for multilateral trade negotiations and to settle trade disputes. B) Facilitate governance in governments and corporations of countries with market economics. C) Promote cooperation among countries on international monetary issues. D) Provide loans to enhance economic development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provide a forum for multilateral trade negotiations and to settle trade disputes. 13. Angel investors prefer to hold off on providing advice until after they have invested so they can focus on maximizing their returns. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 14. Assume that the U.S. inflation rate is higher than the New Zealand inflation rate. This will cause U.S. consumers to ..... their imports from New Zealand and New Zealand consumers to ..... their imports from the United States. According to purchasing power parity (PPP), this will result in a(n) ..... of the New Zealand dollar (NZ$ ). A) Reduce; increase; appreciation. B) Reduce; increase; appreciation. C) Reduce; increase; depreciation. D) Increase; reduce; appreciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase; reduce; appreciation. 15. The point below (to the right) of the IRP line describes: A) CIA is not viable for either domestic or foreign investors. B) Possible CIA for foreign investors. C) Interest rate parity exists. D) Possible CIA for domestic investors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possible CIA for domestic investors. 16. Salt was used as money once but would not work well today because: A) It would be difficult to persuade someone to accept salt as money. B) Salt is not durable. C) Salt is not scarce. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 17. Which of the following forms of arbitrage takes advantage of cross-rates? A) Arbitrage interest rate. B) Local Arbitrage. C) Triangle Arbitrage. D) Hedged interest rate arbitrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Triangle Arbitrage. 18. With regard to corporate goals, an MNC is mostly concerned with maximizing ....., and a purely domestic firm is mostly concerned with maximizing ..... A) Short-term earnings; sales volume. B) Shareholder wealth; shareholder wealth. C) Shareholder wealth; short-term earnings. D) Short-term earnings; shareholder wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shareholder wealth; shareholder wealth. 19. Covered interest rate parity applies whether risk averse or risk neutral A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 20. If purchasing power parity were to hold even in the short run, then: A) Real exchange rates should tend to increase over time. B) Real exchange rates should tend to decrease over time. C) Quoted nominal exchange rates should be stable over time. D) Real exchange rates should be stable over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Real exchange rates should be stable over time. 21. Risk is calculated through ..... A) Mean. B) Median. C) Standard Deviation. D) Mode. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Standard Deviation. 22. When a country has favorable trade balances, its currency is usually stable or rising A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Which of the following methods of entering international markets is the most complex and requires the most risk? A) Joint venture. B) Licensing. C) Exporting. D) Strategic alliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint venture. 24. Assume that an American firm wants to engage in international business without major investment in the foreign country. Which method is least appropriate in this situation? A) Direct foreign investment. B) Licensing. C) Franchising. D) International Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct foreign investment. 25. The one-year forward rate of the British pound is quoted at $ 1.60, and the spot rate of the British pound is quoted at $ 1.63. The forward ..... is ..... percent. A) Premium; 1.8. B) Discount; 1.8. C) Premium; 1.9. D) Discount; 1.9. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discount; 1.8. 26. What would be the cost in U.S. dollars for a hotel room in Canada that costs 109 Canadian dollars if each Canadian dollar is worth.73 U.S. dollars? A) $ 79.57. B) $ 66.97. C) $ 109.73. D) $ 149.31. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 79.57. 27. By hedging a portfolio, a bank manager A) Increases exchange rate risk. B) Increases the probability of gains. C) Increases reinvestment risk. D) Reduces interest rate risk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduces interest rate risk. 28. Assume an investor has USD 2, 000, 000 to invest. Spot rate GBP/USD = 1.2230. 90-day forward rate GBP/USD = 1.2228. The interest rate on 3-month deposit in USD is 1.5% and GBP is 3.4%. If the investor implements CIA for 90 days, the rate of return on CIA activity is? A) 3, 383%. B) -3, 338%. C) 3, 883%. D) 3, 338%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3, 383%. 29. In which theory it is mentioned that, Country's wealth was calculated through "gold and silver holdings of that country" . A) Absolute Advantage. B) Comparative Advantage. C) Classical. D) Mercantilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercantilism. 30. Of the following situations, the one that does NOT usually cause an increased interest rate is: A) Political Uncertainty. B) When people are saving more and borrowing less. C) When inflation is increasing. D) When people are saving less and borrowing more. 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