Question 1

In a 100-percent-reserve banking system, if people decided to decrease the amount of currency they held by increasing the amount they held in checkable deposits, then

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A)   M1 would increase.
B)   M1 would decrease.
C)   M1 would not change.
D)   M1 might rise or fall.

Question 2

The reserve requirement is 4 percent, banks hold no excess reserves and people hold no currency. If the Fed sells $10,000 worth of bonds, what happens to the money supply?

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A)   it increases by $250,000
B)   it increases by $200,000
C)   it decreases by $200,000
D)   it decreases by $250,000

Question 3

Table 29-1.
The information in the table pertains to an imaginary economy. 
-Refer to Table 29-1. What is the value of M2 in billions of dollars?

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A)   $9,815 billion
B)   $8,315 billion
C)   $7,565 billion
D)   $7,405 billion

Question 4

A decrease in the money supply might indicate that the Fed had

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A)   purchased bonds in an attempt to increase the federal funds rate.
B)   purchased bonds in an attempt to reduce the federal funds rate.
C)   sold bonds in an attempt to increase the federal funds rate.
D)   sold bonds in an attempt to reduce the federal funds rate.

Question 5

If the Fed increases the reserve ratio from 5 percent to 12.5 percent, then the money multiplier

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A)   decreases from 20 to 8.
B)   decreases from 12.5 to 5.
C)   increases from 8 to 20.
D)   increases from 5 to 12.5.

Question 6

The Fed's primary tool to change the money supply is

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A)   changing the interest rate on reserves.
B)   changing the reserve requirement.
C)   conducting open market operations.
D)   redeeming Federal Reserve notes.

Question 7

Which tool of monetary policy does the Federal Reserve use most often?

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A)   term auctions
B)   open-market operations
C)   changes in reserve requirements
D)   changes in the discount rate

Question 8

Table 29-2.
The information in the table pertains to an imaginary economy. 
-Refer to Table 29-2. What is the M2 money supply?

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A)   $1,300 billion
B)   $580 billion
C)   $880 billion
D)   $1,000 billion

Question 9

The money supply decreases if the Fed

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A)   sells Treasury bonds. The larger the reserve requirement, the larger the decrease will be.
B)   sells Treasury bonds. The smaller the reserve requirement, the larger the decrease will be.
C)   buys Treasury bonds. The larger the reserve requirement, the larger the decrease will be.
D)   buys Treasury bonds. The smaller the reserve requirement, the larger the decrease will be.

Question 10

The discount rate is

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A)   the rate at which public banks lend to other public banks.
B)   the rate at which the Fed lends to banks.
C)   the percentage difference between the face value of a Treasury bond and what the Fed pays for it.
D)   the percentage of deposits banks hold as excess reserves.

Question 11

Table 29-8 
-Refer to Table 29-8. The required reserve ratio is 12 percent. Which of the following is true?

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A)   This banks reserve ratio is 12 percent. Its excess reserves are $0.
B)   This banks reserve ratio is 13.3 percent. Its excess reserves are $120.
C)   This banks reserve ratio is 15 percent. Its excess reserves are $240.
D)   This banks reserve ratio is 10 percent. Its excess reserves are $300.

Question 12

Most financial assets other than money function as

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A)   a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value.
B)   a medium of exchange and a store of value, but not a unit of account.
C)   a store of value and a unit of account, but not a medium of exchange.
D)   a store of value, but not a unit of account nor a medium of exchange

Question 13

M1 includes

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A)   small time deposits.
B)   savings deposits.
C)   other checkable deposits.
D)   money market mutual funds.

Question 14

The discount rate is

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A)   the interest rate the Fed charges banks.
B)   one divided by the difference between one and the reserve ratio.
C)   the interest rate banks receive on reserve deposits with the Fed.
D)   the interest rate that banks charge on overnight loans to other banks.

Question 15

If the reserve ratio is 12 percent, then the money multiplier is
A)  8.3.

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A)   9.3.
B)   7.3.
C)   12.

Question 16

Which of the following institutions is a central bank?

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A)   the Bank of Japan
B)   the Bank of England
C)   the Federal Reserve System
D)   All of the above are correct.

Question 17

Suppose the required reserve ratio is 20%. What is the maximum amount of total money supply that can be created from an initial deposit of $200? In general, why might the actual amount of total money creation be less than the maximum?

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Question 18

Savings deposits are included in

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A)   M1 but not M2.
B)   M2 but not M1.
C)   M1 and M2.
D)   neither M1 nor M2.

Question 19

Scenario 29-1.
The monetary policy of Namdian is determined by the Namdian Central Bank. The local currency is the dia. Namdian banks collectively hold 100 million dias of required reserves, 25 million dias of excess reserves, 250 million dias of Namdian Treasury Bonds, and their customers hold 1,000 million dias of deposits. Namdians prefer to use only demand deposits and so the money supply consists of demand deposits.
-Refer to Scenario 29-1. Assuming the only other item Namdian banks have on their balance sheets is loans, what is the value of existing loans made by Namdian banks?

Accepted Answer

A)   625 million dias
B)   875 million dias
C)   1,125 million dias
D)   None of the above is correct.

Question 20

Consider five individuals with different occupations.  Which of the following pairs of individuals has a double coincidence of wants?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mary and Clark
B)   Clark and Nathan
C)   Nathan and Polly
D)   Polly and Paul

Exam 29: The Monetary System

If the reserve ratio is 12 percent, then the money multiplier is A) 8.3.

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Consider five individuals with different occupations. Which of the following pairs of individuals has a double coincidence of wants?

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Table 29-2. The information in the table pertains to an imaginary economy. -Refer to Table 29-2. What is the M2 money supply?

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Suppose the required reserve ratio is 20%. What is the maximum amount of total money supply that can be created from an initial deposit of $200? In general, why might the actual amount of total money creation be less than the maximum?

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Which tool of monetary policy does the Federal Reserve use most often?

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If the Fed increases the reserve ratio from 5 percent to 12.5 percent, then the money multiplier

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Table 29-8 -Refer to Table 29-8. The required reserve ratio is 12 percent. Which of the following is true?

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The reserve requirement is 4 percent, banks hold no excess reserves and people hold no currency. If the Fed sells $10,000 worth of bonds, what happens to the money supply?

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In a 100-percent-reserve banking system, if people decided to decrease the amount of currency they held by increasing the amount they held in checkable deposits, then

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The Fed's primary tool to change the money supply is

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Which of the following institutions is a central bank?

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A decrease in the money supply might indicate that the Fed had

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Table 29-1. The information in the table pertains to an imaginary economy. -Refer to Table 29-1. What is the value of M2 in billions of dollars?

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Table 29-2. The information in the table pertains to an imaginary economy. -Refer to Table 29-2. What is the M2 money supply?

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Suppose the required reserve ratio is 20%. What is the maximum amount of total money supply that can be created from an initial deposit of $200? In general, why might the actual amount of total money creation be less than the maximum?

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