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In an open-market purchase the Federal Reserve ______ government bonds from the public and the supply of bank reserves ______.


A) buys; increases
B) buys; decreases
C) sells; decreases
D) sells; increases

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Two countries, Alpha and Beta, have the same levels of nominal and real GDP.Each dollar in Alpha is used more frequently than each dollar in Beta.Therefore, it must be the case that ______ in Alpha than in Beta.


A) the rate of inflation is greater
B) the money stock is smaller
C) the price level is greater
D) the velocity is lower

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In the past, some governments' budget deficits became so large that they could not raise sufficient taxes to finance the spending, so they ______, which led to ______.


A) reduced the amount of currency held by the public; a smaller money supply
B) increased bank reserves; a larger reserve/deposit ratio
C) printed large quantities of paper money; hyperinflation
D) ordered the central bank to sell government bonds; an increase in the money supply

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Nominal GDP divided by the money stock equals:


A) real GDP.
B) the value of transactions.
C) the price level.
D) velocity.

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Money market mutual funds are ______ the M1 measure of money and ______ the M2 measure of money.


A) included in; excluded from
B) included in; included in
C) excluded from; excluded from
D) excluded from; included in

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When your grandfather keeps a bundle of $100 dollar bills behind a brick in the basement, this is an example of dollars serving as:


A) bank reserves.
B) a medium of exchange.
C) a unit of account.
D) a store of value.

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Money serves as a basic yardstick for measuring economic value (a unit of account) , allowing:


A) people to hold their wealth in a liquid form.
B) governments to restrict the issuance of private monies.
C) easy comparison of the relative prices of goods and services.
D) goods and services to be exchanged with a double coincidence of wants.

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The three functions of money are:


A) spending for consumption, investment, and government purchases.
B) measuring balance of payments, exchange rates, and interest rates.
C) implementing monetary policy, fiscal policy, and structural policy.
D) serving as a medium of exchange, unit of account, and store of value.

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Credit card balances are not considered to be money primarily because they:


A) are rarely used to make purchases.
B) are not part of people's wealth.
C) are an asset used in making transactions.
D) do not represent an obligation to pay someone else.

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In the long run, countries with higher rates of money growth usually have:


A) higher rates of inflation.
B) lower rates of inflation.
C) faster growth rates of real output.
D) smaller budget deficits.

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If you use $1,000 to purchase silver bullion, which you plan to keep in a safe, you are using money as:


A) bank reserves.
B) a medium of exchange.
C) a unit of account.
D) a store of value.

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The specialized information-gathering activities that banks use to evaluate borrowers are an example of the:


A) cost-benefit principle.
B) principle of comparative advantage.
C) scarcity principle.
D) principle of increasing opportunity cost.

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The quantity equation states that:


A) money times velocity equals nominal GDP.
B) money times velocity equals real GDP.
C) money times the average price level equals nominal GDP.
D) money times the average price level equals real GDP.the Quantity Equation which says: PY = MV.

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When the central bank buys $1,000,000 worth of government bonds from the public, the money supply:


A) increases by more than $1,000,000.
B) increases by $1,000,000.
C) increases by less than $1,000,000.
D) decreases by $1,000,000.

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The money supply will increase by a multiple of the increase in bank reserves created by the central bank unless:


A) there is fractional reserve banking.
B) there is 100 percent reserve banking.
C) the public holds no currency.
D) banks'desired reserve/deposit ratio is 0.20.

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If the money supply equals 2,000, velocity equals 3, and real GDP equals 4,000, then the price level equals:


A) 1.5.
B) 2.
C) 3.
D) 6,000.

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The introduction of credit cards and debit cards has ______ velocity.


A) increased
B) decreased
C) had no impact on
D) eliminated

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Two reasons savers keep deposits at banks are to:


A) secure mortgages and to purchase stocks.
B) earn a return on their savings and to facilitate making payments.
C) lower interest rates and to increase the money supply.
D) equalize loan supply and demand and to earn interest.

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Assets of the commercial banking system include:


A) reserves and loans.
B) deposits.
C) reserves and deposits.
D) loans and deposits.

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The M1 measure of money consists of the sum of:


A) currency, checking deposits, and travelers'checks.
B) currency and travelers'checks.
C) currency, checking deposits, and savings deposits.
D) checking deposits and travelers'checks.

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