Question 1

Assume that inflation is expected to decline steadily in the future, but that the real risk-free rate, r*, will remain constant. Which of the following statements is CORRECT, other things held constant?

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Question 2

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 3

One of the four most fundamental factors that affect the cost of money as discussed in the text is the availability of production opportunities and their expected rates of return. If production opportunities are relatively good, then interest rates will tend to be relatively high, other things held constant.

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Question 4

Which of the following factors would be most likely to lead to an increase in nominal interest rates?

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Question 5

Assume that interest rates on 20-year Treasury and corporate bonds are as follows: T-bond = 7.72% AAA = 8.72% A = 9.64% BBB = 10.18% The differences in these rates were probably caused primarily by:

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Question 6

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 7

The Federal Reserve tends to take actions to increase interest rates when the economy is very strong and to decrease rates when the economy is weak.

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Question 8

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 9

Which of the following statements is CORRECT, other things held constant?

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Question 10

Assume the following: The real risk-free rate, r*, is expected to remain constant at 3%. Inflation is expected to be 3% next year and then to be constant at 2% a year thereafter. The maturity risk premium is zero. Given this information, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 11

The real risk-free rate is expected to remain constant at 3% in the future, a 2% rate of inflation is expected for the next 2 years, after which inflation is expected to increase to 4%, and there is a positive maturity risk premium that increases with years to maturity. Given these conditions, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 12

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 13

Which of the following would be most likely to lead to a higher level of interest rates in the economy?

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Question 14

If the Treasury yield curve is downward sloping, how should the yield to maturity on a 10-year Treasury coupon bond compare to that on a 1-year T-bill?

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Question 15

Suppose the federal deficit increased sharply from one year to the next, and the Federal Reserve kept the money supply constant. Other things held constant, we would expect to see interest rates decline.

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Question 16

Assume that the current corporate bond yield curve is upward sloping. Under this condition, then we could be sure that

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Question 17

Assume that the current corporate bond yield curve is upward sloping, or normal. Under this condition, we could be sure that

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Question 18

A bond trader observes the following information: • The Treasury yield curve is downward sloping. • Empirical data indicate that a positive maturity risk premium applies to both Treasury and corporate bonds. • Empirical data also indicate that there is no liquidity premium for Treasury securities but that a positive liquidity premium is built into corporate bond yields. On the basis of this information, which of the following statements is most CORRECT?

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Question 19

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 20

In the foreseeable future, the real risk-free rate of interest, r*, is expected to remain at 3%, inflation is expected to steadily increase, and the maturity risk premium is expected to be 0.1(t − 1)%, where t is the number of years until the bond matures. Given this information, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Quiz 7: Interest Rates

Assume that inflation is expected to decline steadily in the future, but that the real risk-free rate, r*, will remain constant. Which of the following statements is CORRECT, other things held constant?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Which of the following factors would be most likely to lead to an increase in nominal interest rates?

Assume that interest rates on 20-year Treasury and corporate bonds are as follows: T-bond = 7.72% AAA = 8.72% A = 9.64% BBB = 10.18% The differences in these rates were probably caused primarily by:

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

The Federal Reserve tends to take actions to increase interest rates when the economy is very strong and to decrease rates when the economy is weak.

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT, other things held constant?

Assume the following: The real risk-free rate, r*, is expected to remain constant at 3%. Inflation is expected to be 3% next year and then to be constant at 2% a year thereafter. The maturity risk premium is zero. Given this information, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Which of the following would be most likely to lead to a higher level of interest rates in the economy?

If the Treasury yield curve is downward sloping, how should the yield to maturity on a 10-year Treasury coupon bond compare to that on a 1-year T-bill?

Suppose the federal deficit increased sharply from one year to the next, and the Federal Reserve kept the money supply constant. Other things held constant, we would expect to see interest rates decline.

Assume that the current corporate bond yield curve is upward sloping. Under this condition, then we could be sure that

Assume that the current corporate bond yield curve is upward sloping, or normal. Under this condition, we could be sure that

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?