WorksheetsSaving, Investment, and the Financial System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is an example of equity finance?
corporate bonds
municipal bonds
stock
All of the above are equity finance.
A financial intermediary is a middleperson between
Labor unions and firms.
Borrowers and lenders.
Husbands and wives.
Buyers and sellers.
Credit risk refers to a bond’s
Term to maturity.
Probability of default.
Tax treatment.
Dividend.
Price-earnings ratio.
National saving (or just saving) is equal to
Private saving + public saving.
GDP + consumption expenditures + government purchases.
Investment + consumption expenditures.
None of the above.
GDP – government purchases.
Which of the following statements is true?
A stock index is a directory used to locate information about selected stocks.
Longer-term bonds tend to pay less interest than shorter-term bonds.
Municipal bonds pay less interest than comparable corporate bonds.
Mutual funds are riskier than single stock purchases because the performance of so many different firms can affect the return of a mutual fund.
If government spending exceeds tax collections,
There is a budget surplus.
There is a budget deficit.
Private saving is positive.
Public saving is positive.
None of the above is true.
If GDP = $1,000, consumption = $600, taxes = $100, and government purchases = $200, how much is saving and investment?
saving = $200, investment = $200
saving = $300, investment = $300
saving = $100, investment = $200
saving = $200, investment = $100
saving = $0, investment = $0
If If the public consumes $100 billion less and the government purchases $100 billion more (other things unchanging), which of the following statement is true?
There is an increase in saving, and the economy should grow more quickly.
There is a decrease in saving, and the economy should grow more slowly.
Saving is unchanged.
There is not enough information to determine what will happen to saving.
Which of the following financial market securities would likely pay the highest interest rate?
a municipal bond issued by the state of Texas
a mutual fund with a portfolio of blue chip bonds
a bond issued by a blue chip company
a bond issued by a start-up company
Investment is
The purchase of stock and bonds.
The purchases of capital equipment and structures.
when we place our saving in the bank
The purchase of goods and services.
If Americans become more thrifty, we would expect
The supply of loanable funds to shift to the right and the real interest rate to rise..
The supply of loanable funds to shift to the right and the real interest rate to fall.
The demand for loanable funds to shift to the right and the real interest rate to rise.
The demand for loanable funds to shift to the right and the real interest rate to fall.
Which of the following sets of government policies is the most growth oriented?
lower taxes on the returns to saving, provide investment tax credits, and lower the deficit
lower taxes on the returns to saving, provide investment tax credits, and increase the deficit
increase taxes on the returns to saving, provide investment tax credits, and lower the deficit
increase taxes on the returns to saving, provide investment tax credits, and increase the deficit
An increase in the budget deficit that causes the government to increase its borrowing
Shifts the demand for loanable funds to the right.
Shifts the demand for loanable funds to the left.
Shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left.
Shifts the supply of loanable funds to the right.
An increase in the budget deficit will
Raise the real interest rate and decrease the quantity of loanable funds demanded for investment.
Raise the real interest rate and increase the quantity of loanable funds demanded for investment.
Lower the real interest rate and increase the quantity of loanable funds demanded for investment.
Lower the real interest rate and decrease the quantity of loanable funds demanded for investment.
If the supply of loanable funds is very inelastic (steep), which policy would likely increase saving and investment the most?
an investment tax credit
a reduction in the budget deficit
an increase in the budget deficit
none of the above
An increase in the budget deficit is
A decrease in public saving.
An increase in public saving.
A decrease in private saving.
An increase in private saving.
None of the above.
If an increase in the budget deficit reduces national saving and investment, we have witnessed a demonstration of
Equity finance.
The mutual fund effect.
Intermediation..
Crowding out.
If Americans become loss concerned with the future and save less at each real interest rate,
Real interest rates fall and investment falls.
Real interest rates fall and investment rises.
Real interest rates rise and investment falls.
Real interest rates rise and investment rises.
If the government increases investment tax credits and reduces taxes on the return to saving at the same time,
The real interest rate should rise.
The real interest rate should fall.
The real interest rate should not change.
The impact on the real interest rate is indeterminate.
An increase in the budget surplus
Shifts the demand for loanable funds to the right and increases the real interest rate.
Shifts the demand for loanable funds to the left and reduces the real interest rate.
Shift the supply for loanable funds to the left and increases the real interest rate.
Shift the supply for loanable funds to the right and reduces the real interest rate.
