ABA CTFA Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 15

List of questions
Question 141

Bonds usually pay interest _________ per year.
Once
Twelve times
Twice
Four times
Suggested answer: C
Question 142

Coupon rate is paid until the bond ____________.
Matures
Expires
Is sold
Reach to its half life to maturity
Suggested answer: A
Question 143

Bond's par value is known as __________ value.
Call
Maturity
Face
Coupon
Suggested answer: C
Question 144

Time consumed in clearing a check through the banking system.
Processing float
Deposit float
Collection float
Availability float
Suggested answer: D
Question 145

Commercial paper is essentially:
Another form of junk bond
A short-term unsecured corporate IOU
An intermediate-term corporate bond
A certificate that may be exchanged for a share of common stock at a specified future date
Suggested answer: B
Question 146

Concentration banking:
Increases idle balances
Moves excess funds from a concentration bank to regional banks
Is less important during periods of rising interest rates
improves control over corporate cash
Suggested answer: D
Question 147

Which would be an appropriate investment for temporarily idle cash that will be used to pay quarterly dividends three months from now?
A long-term Aaa-rated corporate bond with a current annual yield of 9.4 percent
A 30-year Treasury bond with a current annual yield of 8.7 percent
Ninety-day commercial paper with a current annual yield of 6.2 percent
Common stock that has been appreciating in price 8 percent annually, on average, and paying a quarterly dividend that is the equivalent of a 5 percent annual yield
Suggested answer: C
Question 148

According to the Bond Equivalent Yield (BEY) method, the yield on a $1,000, 13-week US Treasury bill purchased for $960 would be closest to .
16 Percent
16.7 Percent
17 Percent
17.8 Percent
Suggested answer: B
Question 149

Accounts receivable conversion (a.k.a., check conversion) is the conversion of a paper check to
An electronic check image
A 'substitute check'
An ACH debit transaction
A foreign currency
Suggested answer: C
Question 150

It is a type of flexible mortgage where the payments increase for a specified period of time and then level off. What is it?
Flexible payment mortgage
Graduated payment mortgage
Constant payment mortgage
Variable payment mortgage
Suggested answer: B
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