Category: Stocks

Which of the following sets of government policies is the most growth oriented ?

A. Lower taxes on the returns to saving, provide investment tax credits and lower the deficit
B. Increase tax on the returns to saving Provide investment tax credits and increase the deficit
C. Increase tax on the returns to saving Provide investment tax credits and lower the deficit
D. Lower taxes on the returns to saving Provide investment tax credits and increase the deficit

Investment is ?

A. The purchase of goods and services
B. The purchase of capital equipment and structures
C. When we place our saving in the bank
D. The purchase of stocks and bonds

Which of the following statements is true ?

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.

If Pakistani citizens become more thrifty we would expect ?

A. The supply of loanable funds in the Pakistan loanable funds market to shift to the right and the real interest rate to fall.
B. The demand for loanable funds in the Pakistan loanable funds market to shift to the right and the real interest rate to rise
C. The demand for loandable funds in the Pakistan loanable funds market to shift to the right and the real interest rate to fall
D. The supply of loandable funds in the Pakistan loanable funds market to shift to the right and the real interest rate to rise

An increase in the budget surplus ?

A. Shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left and increase the real interest rate
B. Shift the supply of loanable funds to the right and reduces the real interest rate.
C. Shifts the demand for loanable funds to the right and increases the real interest rate.
D. Shifts the demand for loanable funds to the left and reduces the real interest rate