FIN 350 Week 8 Quiz – Strayer



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Quiz 7 Chapter 16 and 17

Chapter 16—Foreign Exchange Derivative Markets

     1.   At any given point in time, the price at which banks will buy a currency is ____ the price at which they sell it.
a.
higher than
b.
lower than
c.
the same as
d.
none of the above


                                          
          
          

     2.   Which of the following is most likely to provide currency forward contracts to their customers?
a.
commercial banks
b.
international mutual funds
c.
brokerage firms
d.
insurance companies


                                          
          
          

     3.   The ____ allowed for the devaluation of the dollar in 1971.
a.
Bretton Woods Agreement
b.
Louvre Accord
c.
Smithsonian Agreement
d.
none of the above


                                          
          
          

     4.   The Bretton Woods Era was the era
a.
of free-floating exchange rates.
b.
of floating rates without boundaries, but subject to government intervention.
c.
in which governments maintained exchange rates within 1 percent of a specified rate.
d.
in which exchange rates were maintained within 10 percent of a specified rate.


                                          
          
          

     5.   A system whereby exchange rates are market determined without boundaries but subject to government intervention is called
a.
a dirty float.
b.
a free float.
c.
the gold standard.
d.
the Bretton Woods era.


                                          
          
          

     6.   A system whereby one currency is maintained within specified boundaries of another currency or unit of account is a
a.
pegged system.
b.
free float.
c.
dirty float.
d.
managed float.


                                          
          
          

     7.   A country that pegs its currency is still able to maintain complete control over its local interest rates.
a. True
b. False

                                          
          


     8.   If the demand for British pounds ____, the pound will ____, other things being equal.
a.
increases; appreciate
b.
decreases; appreciate
c.
increases; depreciate
d.
B and C


                                          
          


     9.   A(n) ____ in the supply of euros for sale will cause the euro to ____.
a.
increase; appreciate
b.
increase; depreciate
c.
decrease; depreciate
d.
none of the above


                                          
          


   10.   Beginning with an equilibrium situation, if European inflation suddenly ____ than U.S. inflation, this forced ____ pressure on the value of the euro.
a.
becomes much higher; upward
b.
becomes much higher; downward
c.
becomes much less; upward
d.
becomes much less; downward
e.
B and C


                                          
          
          

   11.   Purchasing Power Parity suggests that the exchange rate will on average change by a percentage that reflects the ____ differential between two countries.
a.
income
b.
interest rate
c.
inflation
d.
tax


                                          
          
          

   12.   In reality, exchange rates do not always change as suggested by purchasing power parity.
a. True
b. False

                                          
          
          

            13.       If U.S. interest rates suddenly become much higher than European interest rates (and if it does not cause concern about higher inflation there), the U.S. demand for euros would ____, and the supply of euros to be exchanged

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