Fin 534 week 2 quiz 1 chapter 1

This is a multiple choice quiz for FIN/534. I have posted just the correct answers

Quiz 1: Chapter 1

Question 1

You recently sold 100 shares of your new company, XYZ Corporation, to your brother at a family reunion.  At the reunion your brother gave you a check for the stock and you gave your brother the stock certificates.  Which of the following statements best describes this transaction?

Question 2

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 3

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 4

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 5

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 6

Suppose the U.S. Treasury announces plans to issue $50 billion of new bonds.  Assuming the announcement was not expected, what effect, other things held constant, would that have on bond prices and interest rates?

Question 7

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 8

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 9

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 10

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

Question 11

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 12

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 13

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 14

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Question 15

The primary operating goal of a publicly-owned firm interested in serving its stockholders should be to