FIN 350 Week 10 Quiz – Strayer
Click on the Link Below to
Purchase A+ Graded Course Material
Quiz
9 Chapter 20 and 21
Bank
Performance
1. A(n)
____ in interest rates could reduce a commercial bank's expected cash flows
because the interest paid on deposits may ____ than the interest earned on
loans and investments.
|
a.
|
increase; increase to a greater degree
|
|
b.
|
increase; increase to a lesser degree
|
|
c.
|
decrease; increase to a greater degree
|
|
d.
|
decrease; increase to a lesser degree
|
2. Even
if other external forces (such as interest rates) are unchanged, a commercial
bank's expected cash flows can change in response to a change in its management
skills.
a.
True
b.
False
3. The
risk premium on a commercial bank is ____ related to economic growth and ____
related to management skills.
|
a.
|
positively; negatively
|
|
b.
|
positively; positively
|
|
c.
|
negatively; negatively
|
|
d.
|
negatively; positively
|
4. Interest
income generated from all assets is called
|
a.
|
net interest margin.
|
|
b.
|
the spread.
|
|
c.
|
gross interest income.
|
|
d.
|
net interest income.
|
5. Interest
paid on deposits and borrowed funds is called
|
a.
|
net interest expense.
|
|
b.
|
net interest margin.
|
|
c.
|
gross interest expense.
|
|
d.
|
net spread expense.
|
6. Net
interest income is the difference between gross interest income and interest
expenses and is measured as a percentage of
|
a.
|
liabilities.
|
|
b.
|
shareholder's equity.
|
|
c.
|
assets.
|
|
d.
|
revenues.
|
7. Fees
charged by a bank on various services allow the bank to generate:
|
a.
|
noninterest income
|
|
b.
|
components of net interest margin
|
|
c.
|
components of net interest income
|
|
d.
|
components of gross interest income
|
8. The
loan loss provision as a percentage of assets should increase during periods of
high economic growth.
a.
True
b.
False
9. A
bank's net interest margin represents the proportion of its investments that
are financed with borrowed funds.
a.
True
b.
False
10. If
a bank has short-term deposits and provides long-term fixed rate loans, and
interest rates decline over time, its net interest margin should be:
|
a.
|
declining over time.
|
|
b.
|
rising over time.
|
|
c.
|
constant over time.
|
|
d.
|
consistently negative.
|
11. For
a given level of return on assets, a bank with a higher level of capital will
have a lower
|
a.
|
return on equity.
|
|
b.
|
leverage measure.
|
|
c.
|
noninterest income.
|
|
d.
|
liquidity.
|
12. Net
income measured as a percentage of assets is
|
a.
|
return on equity (ROE).
|
|
b.
|
return on liabilities (ROL).
|
|
c.
|
return on investment (ROI).
|
|
d.
|
return on assets (ROA).
|
13. When
only equity counts as capital, the leverage measure is
|
a.
|
equal to the capital ratio.
|
|
b.
|
equal to return on assets.
|
|
c.
|
the inverse of return on assets.
|
|
d.
|
assets divided by equity.
|
14. When
only equity counts as capital, the higher the capital ratio, the
|
a.
|
lower the leverage measure.
|
|
b.
|
lower the degree of financial leverage.
|
|
c.
|
higher the leverage measure.
|
|
d.
|
A and B
|
|
e.
|
B and C
|
15. Gross
interest income is affected by
|
a.
|
market interest rates.
|
|
b.
|
the composition of assets held by banks.
|
|
c.
|
interest expenses.
|
|
d.
|
non-interest expenses.
|
|
e.
|
A and B
|
16. If
a bank increases its provisions for loan losses, its interest income is ____,
and its noninterest income is ____.
|
a.
|
reduced; not affected
|
|
b.
|
reduced; reduced
|
|
c.
|
not affected; reduced
|
|
d.
|
not affected; not affected
|
17. Return
on assets (ROA) will usually reveal when a bank's performance is not up to par,
but it does not indicate the reason for poor performance.
a.
True
b.
False
Comments
Post a Comment