Your answers to the following questions you should be based on recent data. You should also realize that in the exam these will all be in the multiple-choice framework, but because these prices change, we will need to leave the questions open ended at this time.
1. What is closest to the current rate that banks charge their most credit worthy corporate customers?
2. What is the rate on 30 year government bonds? [the exact number will differ due to changes in the exchange rate]
3. If you were to have invested your money in the New York Stock Exchange since the first of the year, based on the DJA, you would have made earned the greatest return if the investment had been in:
4. What has been the range in prices for American Power Conversions's stock in the last year?
5. If you were interested in dividend income, in which of the following companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange would you buy stock
6. In which of the following countries has the stock market performed best in the past year?
7. If I were to build a computer workstation in the US for $5,000, approximately how many pesos would it cost in Mexico?[the exact number will differ due to changes in the exchange rate]
8. If you were to import some French wine that was selling for 25FF, what would be the dollar cost of the wine?