FIN 350 Week 8 Quiz – Strayer
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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.
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a.
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higher than
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b.
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lower than
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c.
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the same as
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d.
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none of the above
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2. Which
of the following is most likely to provide currency forward contracts to their
customers?
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a.
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commercial banks
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b.
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international mutual funds
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c.
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brokerage firms
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d.
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insurance companies
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3. The
____ allowed for the devaluation of the dollar in 1971.
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a.
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Bretton Woods Agreement
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b.
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Louvre Accord
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c.
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Smithsonian Agreement
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d.
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none of the above
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4. The
Bretton Woods Era was the era
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a.
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of free-floating exchange rates.
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b.
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of floating rates without boundaries, but subject
to government intervention.
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c.
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in which governments maintained exchange rates
within 1 percent of a specified rate.
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d.
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in which exchange rates were maintained within 10
percent of a specified rate.
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5. A
system whereby exchange rates are market determined without boundaries but
subject to government intervention is called
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a.
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a dirty float.
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b.
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a free float.
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c.
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the gold standard.
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d.
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the Bretton Woods era.
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6. A
system whereby one currency is maintained within specified boundaries of
another currency or unit of account is a
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a.
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pegged system.
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b.
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free float.
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c.
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dirty float.
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d.
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managed float.
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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.
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a.
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increases; appreciate
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b.
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decreases; appreciate
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c.
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increases; depreciate
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d.
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B and C
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9. A(n)
____ in the supply of euros for sale will cause the euro to ____.
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a.
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increase; appreciate
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b.
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increase; depreciate
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c.
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decrease; depreciate
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d.
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none of the above
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10. Beginning
with an equilibrium situation, if European inflation suddenly ____ than U.S.
inflation, this forced ____ pressure on the value of the euro.
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a.
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becomes much higher; upward
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b.
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becomes much higher; downward
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c.
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becomes much less; upward
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d.
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becomes much less; downward
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e.
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B and C
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11. Purchasing
Power Parity suggests that the exchange rate will on average change by a percentage
that reflects the ____ differential between two countries.
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a.
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income
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b.
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interest rate
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c.
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inflation
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d.
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tax
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12. In
reality, exchange rates do not always change as suggested by purchasing power
parity.
a.
True
b.
False
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