True False status: not answered correct: false your answer: 3 The capital account consists of foreign direct and indirect investment.. True False status: not answered correct: true
Trang 1An exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another.
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False
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correct: true
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The U.S economy is the most dependent on trade in the world
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False
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correct: false
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3
The capital account consists of foreign direct and indirect investment
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False
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correct: true
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4
Which of the following may affect international trade flows?
a inflation
b national income
c government restrictions
d All of the answers are correct
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correct: d
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Trang 2Transactions reflecting inflows of funds generate credits
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False
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correct: true
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6
The capital account includes:
a foreign income on U.S dividends
b foreign investments in equity
c foreign purchases of goods
d foreign transfer payments
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correct: c
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7
The balance of payments records transactions:
a between the U.S and China
b between the U.S and all other countries in the world
c involving only governments
d involving only tangible goods
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correct: b
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The U.S has had a current account surplus for 40 years
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False
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correct: false
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9
A country with a merchandise trade surplus necessarily has a current account surplus
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False
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correct: false
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10
Merchandise trade involves both goods and services
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False
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correct: false
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11
The balance of payments is a set of accounts showing:
a tax laws of foreign governments
b transactions between domestic and foreign residents
c only the dollar value of imports
d only U.S payment for foreign goods
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correct: b
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12
The U.S has a trade deficit only because politicians have not been able to get favorable
Trang 4trade deals.
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False
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correct: false
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13
Tariffs attempt to:
a increase the costs of imports by adding a tax to the price
b increase the costs of imports by limiting the number that can be imported
c push exports in foreign markets
d reduce a capital account surplus
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correct: a
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14
All exports are of tangible goods
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False
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correct: false
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15
Factor income refers to:
a income received by investors on foreign investments
b only dividend income received by investors
c gifts received from foreign entities
Trang 5d income received from services.
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correct: a
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16
An example of foreign portfolio investment is:
a a U.S company setting up a subsidiary in Germany
b a U.S hedge fund buying debt of foreign companies
c a joint venture owned 50-50 by U.S and foreign partners
d an acquisition of a Korean firm by a French firm
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correct: b
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17
The balance of payments utilizes double-entry bookkeeping
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False
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correct: true
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18
Which is true about the balance of payments?
a It always balances
b A given account may have a deficit or surplus
c Transactions reflecting inflows of capital are credits
d All of the answers are correct
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correct: d
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The balance of payments always balances
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False
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correct: true
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20
Which of the following are examples of foreign direct investment?
a The purchase of a car manufacturing plant in the U.S by a Japanese company
b A private investor in the U.S buying 5% of the equity of a Japanese company
c Deposits of currency in foreign bank accounts
d Purchases of an insurance policy by a foreign individual
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correct: a
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21
The term international monetary system refers to the framework in which:
a international payments are made
b the price of one currency in terms of another is determined
c deposit accounts in different currencies are established
d the exchange of international currency is coordinated
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correct: b
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Trang 7The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade:
a resulted in an increase in tariffs around the world
b resulted in a decrease in tariffs around the world
c was beneficial to exporting firms
d b and c
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correct: d
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23
The current account components are:
a merchandise trade
b services
c capital account
d a and b only
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correct: d
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24
The merchandise trade balance involves:
a net exports or imports of tangible goods
b net exports or imports of goods and services
c net exports or imports of goods, services, and factor income
d net exports or imports of goods, services, factor income, and transfers
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correct: a
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Trang 8Buying equity in a foreign entity is always foreign direct investment
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False
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correct: false
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The term "exchange rate" refers to:
a deposits of currency in more than one currency
b loans of dollars to foreign entities
c the change in interest rates over time
d the price of one currency in terms of another
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correct: d
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If official reserves are close to zero, then a country with a current account deficit (surplus) will have a capital account surplus (deficit)
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False
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correct: true
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The international monetary system is the framework in which exchange rates are established
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False
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correct: true
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29
Which of the following are objectives of the IMF?
a to provide loans for development
b to promote capital mobility
c to promote stability of exchange rates
d b and c
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correct: d
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Factor income is an account in the capital account
True
False
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correct: true
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