10 Questions
Which of the following is an example of a real asset?
Machines
Which type of financial asset represents ownership share in a corporation?
Equity
What do financial assets contribute directly to?
Productive capacity
Which type of financial asset provides payoffs determined by the prices of other underlying assets?
Derivatives
What role do financial markets play in the economy?
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism to mitigate agency problems?
Providing takeover threat for poor performers
What act was passed in 2002 in response to ethics scandals?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Which of the following is NOT an example of an accounting scandal?
Nortel Networks
What role do stock prices largely reflect?
Market participants' collective judgment
What does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act focus on?
Corporate governance
Test your knowledge on real assets vs financial assets and their characteristics. This quiz covers topics such as productive capacity, examples of real assets, types of financial assets, and more. Challenge yourself and see how well you understand the differences between these two asset classes.
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