Although the Collapse of Prices on the New York Stock

question 56

Multiple Choice

Although the collapse of prices on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1929 caused severe problems in the United States,it had immediate and disastrous consequences in Europe because:

• A)European royalty was the primary source of investment capital on Wall Street.
• B)the central banks of all European countries had invested heavily in American companies.
• C)the United States had become a primary international creditor during World War I.
• D)national European exchanges were not large enough to handle the influx of investors.
• E)European stock exchanges listed the same stocks and therefore crashed with New York.

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Definitions:

Financing Lease

A lease in which the lessee effectively acquires ownership of the leased asset. Also called a capital lease. Accounted for by showing the leased asset on the balance sheet offset by a liability representing the obligation to make future lease payments. Compare with Operating lease.

Balance Sheet

An accounting report displaying the financial condition of a business, including what it owns, owes, and the equity held by shareholders on a given date.

Leases

A contractual arrangement where a lessee (user) pays the lessor (owner) for the use of an asset for a specified period of time.

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board. The body within the accounting profession that sets rules and standards for the form and content of financial statements.