A. Long-term bonds tend to pay less interest than short-term bonds
B. Government bonds pay less interest than comparable corporate bounds
C. Investment funds are riskier than single stock purchases because the performances of so many different firms can affect the return of a mutual fund
D. A stock index is a directory used to locate information about selected stocks.
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following statements is true about a market economy ?
A. With a large enough computer, central planners could guide production more efficiently than markets.
B. Market participants act as if guided by an invisible hand to produce outcomes that maximize social welfare
C. The strength of a market system is that it tends to distribute resources evenly across consumers.
D. Taxes help prices communicate costs and benefits to producers and consumers. - Which of the following statements is true if the government places a price ceiling on petrol at Rs150 per litre and the equilibrium price is Rs100 per litre ?
A. A significant increase in the demand for petrol could cause the price ceiling to become a binding constraint.
B. A significant increase in the supply for petrol could cause the price ceiling to become a binding constraint.
C. There will be a shortage of petrol
D. There will be surplus of petrol - Which of the following statements about money is not true ?
A. A debit card is not really money because it is only a means of transferring money between accounts
B. All the wealth that people hold, in whatever form, should be considered as money
C. Wealth held in the current account you hold with your bank is almost as convenient for buying things as wealth held in your wallet so the wealth in current accounts should be included in measures of money
D. In a complex economy it is not easy to draw a clear dividing line between assets that should be considered as money and those that should not - Roberto and Thomas live in a university hall of residence. Reberto values playing loud music at a value of €100. Thomas values peace and quiet at a value of €150. Which of the following statements is true about an efficient solution to this externality problem if Roberto has the right to play loud music and if there are no transaction costs ?
A. Thomas will pay Roberto between €100 and €150 and Roberto will continue to play loud music
B. Roberto will pay Thomas €150 and Roberto will continue to play loud music
C. Thomas will pay Roberto between €100 and €150 and Roberto will stop playing loud music
D. Roberto will pay Thomas €100 and Roberto will stop playing loud music - Which of the following statements is not true with regard to the standard properties of indifference curves ?
A. Indifference curves are downward sloping
B. indifference curves are bowed outward
C. Indifference curves do not cross each other
D. Higher indifference curve is preferred to lower ones - Which of the following statements is true ?
A. Countries all have the same growth rate and level of output because any country can obtain the same factors of production
B. Countries have great variance in both the level and growth rate of GDP/person thus poor countries can become relatively rich over time
C. Countries may have different level of GDP/person but they all grow at the same reate
D. Countries may have a different growth rate but they all have the same level of GDP/person - Which of the following statements regarding the impact of population growth on productivity is true ?
A. There is no evidence, yet that rapid population growth stretches natural resources to the point that it limits growth in productivity
B. All of these answers
C. Rapid population growth may dilute the capital stock lowering productivity
D. Rapid population growth may promote technological progress increasing productivity. - Suppose, due to political instability, Russians suddenly choose to purchase UK assets as opposed to Russian assets Which of the following statements is true regarding the value of the pound and UK net exports ?
A. The pound appreciates, and UK net exports rise
B. The pound appreciates, and UK net exports fall
C. The pound depreciates, and UK net exports rise
D. The pound depreciates, and UK net exports fall - Suppose, due to political instability, Russians suddenly choose to invest in UK assets as opposed to Russian assets Which of the following statements is true regarding UK net foreign investment ?
A. UK net foreign investment is unchanged because only UK residents can after UK net foreign investment
B. UK net foreign investment rises
C. UK net foreign investment falls
D. None of the above - Which of the following statements regarding the circular-flow diagram is true ?
A. If Susan works for BAe Systems and receives a salary payment, the transaction takes place in the market for good and services.
B. If BAe Systems sells a military aircraft, the transaction takes place in the market for factors for production
C. None of these
D. The factors of production are owned by households
