FIN 100 Week 3 Quiz
FIN100 Week 3 Questions With Complete Answers 2021
question 1
In fall 2008, the U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush responded to the financial crisis with the passage of the ________
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FIN 100 Week 3 Quiz
FIN100 Week 3 Questions With Complete Answers 2021
question 1
In fall 2008, the U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush responded to the financial crisis with the passage of the _____________ in early October of that year.
Economic Stimulus Act
Economic Recovery Act
Economic Stabilization Act
Economic Booster Act
question 2
This act requires disclosure of information about the services and costs involved at the time of settlement when property is transferred from seller to buyer.
The Safe Real Estate Purchase Act
The Electronic Funds Transfer Act
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
The Consumer Leasing Act
question 3
Automatic stabilizers include all of the following except
unemployment insurance
social security
welfare
pay-as-you-go tax system
question 4
Amount by which a depository institution’s bank reserves are less than required reserves.
Required reserves
Deficit reserves
Bank reserves
Excess reserves
question 5
When the Federal Reserve System was created, it was thought that its most important influence over monetary conditions would be
lending to banks to bolster their reserve positions.
quantitative easing.
the issuance of Federal Reserve notes.
the changing of reserve requirements.
question 6
__________________ become the most important and effective means of monetary and credit control.
Changing reserve requirements has
Changing the discount rate has
Open market operations has
Changing the Treasury bill rate has
question 7
The Federal Open Market committee
establishes and administers protective consumer finance regulations.
furnishes currencies.
handles U.S. government debt and cash balances.
buys and sells securities.
question 8
Created to issue its own debt securities to obtain funds that are invested in mortgages made to low to moderate income home purchasers
Government National Mortgage Association
Federal National Mortgage Association
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Federal Reserve System
question 9
In our financial system, the money multiplier
is not affected by the Federal Reserve
can fluctuate over time
is not affected by the nonbank public
is not affected by the U.S. Treasury
question 10
This is the study of how growth driven, performance focused, early stage firms raise financial capital and manage operations and assets.
Corporate finance
Business finance
Entrepreneurial finance
Personal finance
None of the above
question 11
Primary groups of policy makers that are actively involved in achieving U.S. economic policy objectives include which of the following?
Commercial banks
The president
State legislatures
Foreign governments
question 12
Our country’s economic policy actions are directed toward all of the following goals except
balance in the federal budget.
high employment.
price stability.
economic growth.
uestion 13
Formed to support mortgage markets by purchasing and holding mortgage loans,
Government National Mortgage Association
Federal National Mortgage Association
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Federal Reserve System
question 14
The members of the Fed Board of Governors are
elected by the member banks.
appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate.
appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
appointed by each of the Federal Reserve banks.
question 15
In an effort to stimulate economic activity, Congress and the president passed the $787 billion _________________________________ in February, 2009 with the funds to be used to provide tax relief, appropriations, and direct spending.
American Reconstruction and Reconfiguration Act of 2009
American Real Estate and Reconstruction Act of 2009
American Real Estate Reinvestment Act of 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
question 16
Involves evaluating credit applications and collecting amounts owed by credit customers.
Cash management analyst
Capital expenditures analyst
Credit analyst
Cost analyst
Tax analyst
question 17
The Fed discount rate is
the rate charged a bank’s best customers.
the rate paid by large business with good credit.
the rate a bank must pay to borrow from the Fed.
the rate one bank loans to another bank.
question 18
Amount by which a depository institution’s bank reserves are greater than required reserves.
Required reserves
Deficit reserves
Bank reserves
Excess reserves
question 19
Currently, the backing for Federal Reserve’s notes is primarily in the form of
gold certificates.
gold bullion.
eligible paper (business notes and drafts).
the credit of the Federal Reserve.
question 20
Assume that a banking system must keep reserves of 20% against deposits. The bank receives a primary deposit of $20,000. What would be the maximum amount of loan that could be made by the system?
$16,000
$40,000
$80,000
$100,000
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