Glendale Community College » Business Administration » BUSAD 101 - Introduction to Business » Spring 2020

Question #1

Two factors determine the price of a bond: ________ and ________.

A. price of other bonds; the company selling the bond

B. risk; interest rate

C. interest rate; discount rate

D. market; risk

Question #2

When the Fed sells government securities, banks have ________ money to lend and economic growth ________.

A. more; will accelerate

B. more; will slow

C. less; will slow

D. less; will accelerate

Question #3

Which of the following actions would have the effect of increasing the supply of money and credit and lowering interest rates?

A. The Fed raises the reserve requirement.

B. The Fed raises the discount rate.

C. The Fed buys government securities.

D. The Fed raises the margin requirement.

Question #4

Savings banks were originally established to make ________ loans.

A. home mortgage

B. automobile

C. agricultural

D. business

Question #5

An owner of which form of stock would receive dividend payments first?

A. preferred stock

B. convertible securities

C. common stock

D. standard stock