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Which of the following would NOT decrease the supply of money in a fiat money economy?


A) The Federal Reserve decides to link the value of money to a scarce, rare earth metal.
B) The Federal Reserve decides to sell existing treasury securities.
C) The Federal Reserve increases the required reserve ratio.
D) The Federal Reserve increases the discount rate.
E) The Federal Reserve decides to link the value of money to water (a commodity) .

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If Bank of Mateer has a required reserve ratio of 40% and there is $100,000 in deposits,what is the amount of required reserves?


A) $100,000
B) $15,000
C) $40,000
D) $60,000
E) $0

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What are the reasons behind why the Federal Reserve uses U.S.Treasury securities for open market operations?

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U.S.Treasury securities are used for two...

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In which of the following situations does money serve as a store of value?


A) Money rapidly gains and loses value over time.
B) Money loses a constant amount of value over time.
C) Money can be used to purchase approximately the same amount of goods over time.
D) Money encourages a double coincidence of wants.
E) Money is accepted by all merchants.

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Which of the following is an assumption made in the money-creation process?


A) Banks only lend to borrowers who they know will pay them back.
B) Banks lend out all deposits and hold no reserves.
C) Banks hold all deposits as vault cash.
D) All currency is deposited in a bank.
E) Individuals do not deposit any currency in a bank.

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Which of the following is an assumption made in the money-creation process?


A) Banks only lend to borrowers who they know will pay them back.
B) Banks hold no excess reserves.
C) Banks lend out all deposits and hold no reserves.
D) Banks hold all deposits as vault cash.
E) Individuals do not deposit any currency in a bank.

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A bank will often hold government securities as an asset.If a bank were to sell $500,000 in government securities to an individual who paid for the bond in cash and the bank placed this cash in their vault,by how much would the money supply change as a result?


A) It would increase by $500,000 multiplied by the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio.
B) It would decrease by $500,000 multiplied by the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio.
C) There would be no change to the money supply.
D) It would increase by $500,000.
E) It would decrease by $500,000.

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