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

Question #1

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

A. market; risk

B. interest rate; discount rate

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

D. risk; interest rate

Question #2

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

A. less; will slow

B. more; will slow

C. more; will accelerate

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 buys government securities.

B. The Fed raises the margin requirement.

C. The Fed raises the discount rate.

D. The Fed raises the reserve requirement.

Question #4

Savings banks were originally established to make ________ loans.

A. agricultural

B. business

C. automobile

D. home mortgage

Question #5

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

A. common stock

B. convertible securities

C. preferred stock

D. standard stock