Under the Gold Standard, All Except One of the Following

question 110

Multiple Choice

Under the gold standard, all except one of the following are true.Which is not true?

• A)Paper currency was convertible into gold at a fixed rate.
• B)A balance-of-payments deficit would result in a loss of gold.
• C)A balance-of-payments surplus would result in an inflow in gold.
• D)The money supply of any country was largely determined by flows of gold.
• E)A surplus country experienced a rise in its money supply and a drop in its price level.

Evaluate different fiscal policy tools in closing recessionary and expansionary gaps.

Understand the impact of risk aversion and investment financing options on the required rate of return.

Describe the relationship between dividend growth rates and the cost of external equity capital.

Understand the differences between the cost of debt and the cost of equity and their implications for the WACC.

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