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Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which of the following is not a function of the financial system?
Mobilizing savings
Allocating capital
Creating regulations
Facilitating payments
A financial intermediary:
Produces goods
Borrows from savers and lends to borrowers
Issues government bonds
Controls monetary policy
Fiat money is:
Backed by gold
A type of commodity
Declared legal tender by government
Used only for online transactions
Which of the following is not a feature of money?
Medium of exchange
Unit of account
Store of wealth
Increases government revenue
What kind of market trades short-term debt securities?
Capital market
Stock market
Money market
Commodity market
Which of the following is not a function of central banks?
Supervising commercial banks
Providing long-term credit
Issuing currency
Conducting monetary policy
Which of the following is a direct tax?
VAT
Import tax
Excise tax
Personal income tax
Which financial statement shows the firm’s assets, liabilities, and equity at a point in time?
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash flow statement
Tax return
Inflation causes:
Money to gain value over time
Prices to decrease
Real interest rates to be lower than nominal rates
Government spending to fall
Which of the following is considered a fixed asset?
Cash
Inventory
Equipment
Account receivable
The most liquid asset is:
Inventory
Building
Cash
Machinery
The main goal of financial management is to:
Maximize revenue
Maximize firm size
Maximize shareholder wealth
Minimize cost
Which of the following is not a role of the stock market?
Providing long-term capital
Facilitating liquidity
Controlling inflation
Price discovery
The primary market is where:
Old securities are resold
Derivatives are traded
New securities are issued
Government bonds are taxed
Who benefits most when inflation is lower than expected?
Borrowers
Government
Lenders
Consumers
What does an inverted yield curve usually indicate?
Economic expansion
High inflation
Future interest rate rise
Economic slowdown
Which of the following is a capital market instrument?
Treasury bill
Commercial paper
Corporate bond
Certificate of deposit
The function of financial intermediaries is to:
Eliminate financial risk
Provide information and liquidity
Print money
Supervise financial markets
The higher the inflation rate, the:
Higher the real interest rate
Lower the nominal interest rate
Lower the purchasing power of money
More stable the currency
E-money is:
Physical currency
Digital representation of money
Commodity money
Issued by IMF
The most commonly used tool of monetary policy is:
Reserve requirement
Discount rate
Open market operations
Direct lending
Which of the following is not a participant in the money market?
Central bank
Insurance company
Treasury
Commercial bank
Fiscal policy is mostly concerned with:
Controlling inflation
Government spending and taxation
Money supply
Exchange rate
The crowding-out effect refers to:
Increase in private investment
Government borrowing raising interest rates
Increased exports
Decreased inflation
The yield on a bond is affected by:
Interest rate
Time to maturity
Risk
All of the above
A tax levied on the purchase of goods and services is:
Income tax
Property tax
Excise tax
Consumption tax
A zero-coupon bond:
Pays interest annually
Is sold at par
Has no maturity
Is sold at discount and pays no periodic interest
The exchange rate is determined by:
Government decree
Central planning
Demand and supply of currencies
Tax policy
If interest rate increases, the present value of a bond:
Increases
Decreases
Remains constant
Depends on inflation
Which of the following does not cause a shift in the supply of loanable funds?
Changes in wealth
Changes in interest rate
Expectations of future income
Changes in time preferences
Which market allows investors to sell previously issued securities?
Primary market
Secondary market
IPO market
Venture capital
What is a distinguishing feature of common stock?
Fixed return
Voting rights
Tax exemption
First claim on assets
Which is an example of indirect finance?
Buying corporate bonds
Taking a loan from a bank
Buying government securities
Investing in stock market
Which of the following is not a money market instrument?
Treasury bill
Commercial paper
Stock
Certificate of deposit
The financial instrument with lowest risk is usually:
Common stock
Government bond
Corporate bond
Derivative
Which of the following institutions is part of the financial system?
Ministry of Health
Commercial bank
Tax department
Police
Budget deficit occurs when:
Revenue equals spending
Revenue exceeds spending
Spending exceeds revenue
There is a surplus
Which of the following increases the demand for money?
Higher interest rate
Higher income
Lower prices
Lower employment
The risk premium (phần bù rủi ro) is the difference between:
Real and nominal interest rate
Expected return and guaranteed return
Return on risky and risk-free assets
Inflation and interest rate
What does VAT stand for?
Value-at-trade
Variable added tax
Value added tax
Variable accounting term
Credit risk refers to the possibility that:
Interest rates fall
Inflation rises
Borrowers may default
Currency depreciates
If money supply increases faster than real output, it tends to cause:
Deflation
Recession
Inflation
Economic growth
Which of the following tools is used to contract the money supply?
Buying government securities
Lowering reserve requirement
Selling government bonds
Decreasing discount rate
What is the main goal of monetary policy?
Raise taxes
Ensure banking profitability
Stabilize prices and support economic growth
Increase exports
What causes the demand curve for loanable funds to shift?
Changes in population
Changes in productivity
Investment opportunities
Government spending
The term “financial instrument” refers to:
Tools used in construction
Contracts with monetary value
Legal documents only
Software for accounting
A government bond is:
Equity instrument
Ownership share
Debt instrument
Money market instrument only
Monetary base includes:
Only coins and paper currency
Cash and demand deposits
Currency in circulation and bank reserves
Only time deposits
Which of the following increases the real interest rate?
Increase in inflation
Decrease in nominal rate
Decrease in inflation
None of the above
Which institution in Vietnam issues monetary policy?
Ministry of Finance
Vietnam Securities Commission
State Bank of Vietnam
General Statistics Office
Which of the following illustrates money as a store of value?
Saving 5 million VND in a bank account
Buying a shirt with 500,000 VND
Pricing a phone at 10 million VND
None of the above
Which is considered non-tax revenue of the government?
Interest from loans provided to other countries
Personal income tax
Corporate income tax
Value-added tax
A complete financial system includes:
Financial intermediaries
Financial instruments
Financial markets
All of the above
Direct taxes are:
Shifted to others
Paid by one person, but borne by another
Levied directly on income or wealth
None of the above
The correct sequence of monetary evolution:
Barter, commodity money, fiat money, e-money
Fiat money, barter, commodity money, e-money
Commodity money, check, e-money, barter
Fiat money, e-money, barter, commodity
Government’s spending on teacher salaries is:
Capital spending
Revenue spending
Loan repayment
Infrastructure investment
Which of the following actions is expansionary fiscal policy?
Cut government spending
Raise taxes
Increase infrastructure investment
Reduce subsidies
Capital structure of a firm refers to:
Only equity
Debt and equity
Only long-term loans
Cash and inventory
Which is not a short-term liability?
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Issuance of 5-year bonds
Notes payable within 12 months
Loanable funds supply increases with:
Lower interest rates
Greater income and savings
Higher expected inflation
All incorrect
Which transaction belongs to money market?
Issuing corporate bonds
Selling treasury bills
Buying real estate
Issuing new shares
When expected inflation is 7% and nominal rate is 9%, real interest rate is:
16%
2%
7%
-2%
A major feature of public finance is:
Profit maximization
Personal gain
Social benenfit
Competitive market
The basic accounting identity in finance is:
Equity = Assets – Liabilities
Assets = Equity – Liabilities
Liabilities = Equity + Assets
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
Financial markets primarily transfer funds from:
Government to public
Those with surplus to those with deficit
Taxpayers to tax collectors
Borrowers to lenders
Real interest rate can be approximated as:
Nominal rate + inflation
Nominal rate – inflation
Only nominal rate
Inflation rate
According to maturity, the financial market is divided into:
Equity and bond market
Short-term and long-term market
Money market and capital market
Primary and secondary market
Money demand increases when:
Income increases
Interest rate decreases
Price level rises
All correct
If a firm sells bonds, the impact on balance sheet is:
Increase in liabilities and decrease in assets
Increase in liabilities and assets
Increase in equity only
No change
The two main types of financial systems are:
Regulated and unregulated
Bank-based and market-based
Equity and bond systems
Open and closed
Capital market deals with instruments with maturity:
Less than 1 year
From 3 months to 1 year
More than 1 year
Exactly 6 months
Present value of $1,200 to be received in 3 years at 5% interest:
$1036
$1200
$1100
$1036.28
Treasury bills are traded in:
Money market
Capital market
Derivative market
Commodity market
A commercial paper due in 180 days is classified as:
Capital instrument
Long-term liability
Money market instrument
Equity
An increase in inflation expectation would:
Lower real interest rate
Decrease nominal rate
Increase bond prices
None
National budget includes:
Revenues and expenditures only
Tax income only
Grants only
External debts only
Financial instruments include:
Shares
Bonds
Derivatives
All above
Bank loans to firms are:
Equity
Long-term capital
Liabilities for firms
Assets for firms
If CPI rises, the purchasing power of money:
Increases
Remains constant
Decreases
Doubles
A firm's retained earnings are recorded as:
Liabilities
Revenues
Equity
Expenses
Open market operations are tools of:
Fiscal policy
Trade policy
Monetary policy
Industrial policy
The largest financial intermediary is usually:
Investment banks
Insurance companies
Central banks
Commercial banks
The interest rate is determined in the:
Product market
Money market
Labor market
Resource market
Government borrowing increases:
Equity
Public debt
Taxes
Imports
T-bills are:
Long-term investments
Zero-coupon, short-term instruments
Equity securities
Bank deposits
Which is a feature of a progressive tax?
Fixed amount
Flat rate
Increases with income
Decreases with income
Insurance companies are:
Real sector institutions
Non-bank financial intermediaries
Banks
Regulatory authorities
Financial assets include all except:
Cash
Equipment
Stocks
Bonds
Which policy reduces inflation?
Expansionary fiscal
Expansionary monetary
Contractionary monetary
None
An IPO occurs in the:
Secondary market
Money market
Capital market
Black market
The budget deficit occurs when:
Tax > Expenditure
Expenditure > Tax revenue
Imports > Exports
Income > Expenditure
Debt instruments include:
Stocks
Loans
Land
Buildings
Examples of capital expenditure:
Public servant salary
School construction
Military allowance
Police training
Money’s role as medium of exchange is best shown when:
You save for retirement
You check prices
You buy groceries
You compare product prices
Equity financing means:
Taking loans
Issuing stocks
Selling bonds
Borrowing from bank
Central bank controls inflation by:
Cutting interest rates
Reducing money supply
Increasing subsidies
Reducing taxes
Coupon bonds pay:
A fixed periodic interest
Variable interest
One-time lump sum
None
A feature of liquid asset:
Easy to convert to cash
High return
High risk
Long-term holding
VAT is a type of:
Direct tax
Indirect tax
Progressive tax
Lump-sum tax
Short-term treasury instruments are used to:
Finance long-term projects
Control inflation
Cover temporary budget deficits
Buy gold
