This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > International Finance > International Finance – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books International Finance Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. U9V-8) Limit on the amount of a foreign good or service that may be legally imported. A) Trade fails. B) Trade Barrier. C) Standards. D) Quota. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quota. 2. Jensen Co. wants to establish a new subsidiary in Mexico that will sell computers to Mexican customers and remit earnings back to the U.S. parent. The value of this project will be favorably affected if the value of the peso ..... while it establishes the new subsidiary and ..... when the subsidiary starts operations. A) Depreciates; appreciates. B) Appreciates; depreciates. C) Depreciates; depreciates. D) Appreciates; appreciates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depreciates; appreciates. 3. Futures markets have grown rapidly because futures A) Are standardized. B) Have lower default risk. C) Are liquid. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Tata Steel financed acquisitions of Corus steel thorough A) Tata Steel financed acquisitions of Corus Steel through a government bailout. B) Tata Steel financed acquisitions of Corus Steel through a combination of debt and equity. C) Tata Steel financed acquisitions of Corus Steel through selling off its automotive division. D) Tata Steel financed acquisitions of Corus Steel through cryptocurrency investments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tata Steel financed acquisitions of Corus Steel through a combination of debt and equity. 5. 3 Suppose at time t, the market rate:1 EUR = 1 USD, 1 GBP= 1.5 USD of the bank:2 EUR = 1 GBP, 1.5EUR = 1 GBP. So transaction cost = 0 investor has USD, he will exploit the opportunity = how? A) Buy GBP for 1 GBP = 1.5 USD, use the buy table EUR for:1 GBP = 2 EUR then sell EUR for 1 EUR = 1 USD. B) He judged no chance. C) .Buy EUR for 1 EUR = 1 USD, convert EUR to GBP for 1 GBP = 2 EUR then buy USD for 1 GBP = 1.5USD. D) Sell GBP for 1 GBP = 1.5 USD then convert USD to EUR then sell EUR for 2 EUR = 1 GBP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy GBP for 1 GBP = 1.5 USD, use the buy table EUR for:1 GBP = 2 EUR then sell EUR for 1 EUR = 1 USD. 6. Bank A quotes a bid price of $ 1.52 and an ask price of $ 1.54 for the British pound. Bank B quotes a bid price of $ 1.51 and an ask price of $ 1.53 for the British pound. If a trader has $ 100, 000 to invest, what should the trader do to take advantage of locational arbitrage and how much profit would the trader make? A) Buy pounds at Bank A, sell pounds at Bank B, make $ 1, 000. B) Buy pounds at Bank A, sell pounds at Bank B, make $ 657.89. C) Buy pounds at Bank B, sell pounds at Bank A, make $ 1, 000. D) None of the above, locational arbitrage is not possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above, locational arbitrage is not possible. 7. The rate a lender charges to a borrower for a loan, presented as a fixed percentage of the total amount borrowed A) Interest Rate. B) Spot Rate. C) Forward Rate. D) Fixed Exchange Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest Rate. 8. What type of exchange rate system does the United States have? A) Floating exchange rate. B) Managed exchange rate. C) Fixed exchange rate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floating exchange rate. 9. In order to protect itself effectively against a very significant rise in the euro, an American importer with a debt in this currency must: A) Buy EUR/USD call option. B) Buy a USD/EUR call option. C) Buy a EUR/USD put option. D) Sell a EUR/USD call option. E) Sell a EUR/USD put option. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy EUR/USD call option. 10. The covered interest rate differential should be zero A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. The transaction method used for making payments between countries; the simultaneous act of buying one currency and selling the other A) International Finance. B) Foreign Exchange. C) Trade Failure. D) Currency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreign Exchange. 12. Latin American countries have historically experienced relatively high inflation, and their currencies have weakened. This information is somewhat consistent with the concept of: A) The exchange rate mechanism. B) Locational arbitrage. C) Purchasing power parity. D) Interest rate parity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purchasing power parity. 13. . Bank A quotes GBP/USD = 1.52/54; Bank B quotes GBP/USD = 1.51/52. assuming transaction fee = 0, an American investor will? A) Buy GBP at Bank A, Sell GBP at Bank B. B) Sell USD at Bank A, buy GBP at Bank B. C) There is no arbitrage opportunity. D) Buy GBP at Bank B, Sell GBP at Bank A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no arbitrage opportunity. 14. Exchange of goods and services among the nations of theworld A) Comparative advantage. B) International trade. C) Import. D) Absolute advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) International trade. 15. Due to ....., market forces should realign the relationship between the interest rate differential of two currencies and the forward premium (or discount) on the forward exchange rate between the two currencies A) Forward realignment arbitrage. B) Locational arbitrage. C) Triangular arbitrage. D) Covered interest arbitrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Covered interest arbitrage. 16. According to the international Fisher effect, if U.S. investors expect a 5 percent rate of domestic inflation over one year and a 2 percent rate of inflation in European countries that use the euro, and if they require a 3 percent real return on investments over one year, the nominal interest rate on one-year U.S. Treasury securities would be: A) 3 percent. B) 2 percent. C) 8 percent. D) -2 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8 percent. 17. What is the limitation of a weak home currency solution on international trade? A) Prearranged international trade transactions. B) Actions by one government to weaken its currency. C) Impact of other currencies. D) Intracompany trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impact of other currencies. 18. Bank A quotes GBP/USD as 1.55/1.57. Bank B lists the exchange rate of British pound and USD as 1.53/1.55. If an investor has $ 100, 000, how much profit can be obtained by buying GBP from bank B and selling it to bank A? A) 1000 USD. B) 0 USD. C) 3000 USD. D) 2000 USD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0 USD. 19. This is raised for the international businesses by the stock market and derivative market. A) Capital. B) Assets. C) Liabilities. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital. 20. Which of these is not a reason of going global? A) Low cost factor of production. B) To cater domestic market. C) Push sales in international market. D) To become international player. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To cater domestic market. 21. People who favor trade barriers to protect domestic industries from imported products A) Balance of payments. B) The trade fails. C) Protectionists. D) Quota. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protectionists. 22. Which of the following is not need of International Finance A) To achieve higher rate of profit. B) Available technology. C) Unlimited Market. D) Political Stability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unlimited Market. 23. Exchange Rate If one dollar is equivalent to 0.82 euros, how many euros is 120 dollars? A) 98.40 EUROS. B) 128.40 EUROS. C) 88.40 EUROS. D) 108.40 EUROS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 98.40 EUROS. 24. The most risky method(s) by which firms conduct international business is (are): A) Franchising. B) The acquisitions of existing operations. C) The establishment of new subsidiaries. D) All of these. E) B and C only. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) B and C only. 25. Net International Investment Position (NIIP) A) Trade balance + income balance. B) L-A. C) A-L. D) Trade balance + income balance + net unilateral transfers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A-L. 26. A country's ability to produce a given product with greater output per unit of input than another country A) Exports. B) Imports. C) Comparative advantage. D) Absolute advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolute advantage. 27. A high home inflation rate relative to other countries would ..... the home country's current account balance, other things being equal. High growth in the home income level relative to other countries would ..... the home country's current account balance, other things being equal A) Decrease; decrease. B) Increase; decrease. C) Decrease; increase. D) Increase; increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease; decrease. 28. Assuming the current interest rate of USD is 2.5%/year, the current interest rate of CHF is 5.3%/year. The premium or discount of a forward contract with a US investor after 1 year will be (assuming an IRP exists): A) 2, 66%. B) 0, 0266. C) -0, 266. D) -0, 0266. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -0, 0266. 29. What is the main purpose of the Inter-American Development Bank? A) Facilitate cooperation among countries with regard to international transactions. B) Promote private enterprise within countries. C) Provide loans at low interest rates to poor nations. D) Focus on the needs of Latin America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focus on the needs of Latin America. 30. Currency futures contracts traded on exchanges: A) Provides rights but not obligations of owners and is standardized. B) Includes the obligations of the owner, and can be adjusted to the wishes of the owner. C) Provides the rights but not the obligations of the owner and can be tailored to the wishes of the owner. D) Includes owner obligations, and is standardized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Includes owner obligations, and is standardized. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesFinance QuizzesInternational Finance Quiz 1International Finance Quiz 2International Finance Quiz 3International Finance Quiz 4International Finance Quiz 5International Finance Quiz 6International Finance Quiz 7International Finance Quiz 8International Finance Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books