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1. Which of the following are examples of expansionary monetary policy?

increase discount rate

decrease reserve requirement

buy bonds

sell bonds
I and III only
II and III only
I and IV only
II and IV only
I, II, and III only
2. The discount rate is
the rate the Fed charges member banks to borrow money.
set directly by the Fed through monetary policy.
the rate banks charge each other to borrow money.
set directly by the Fed through fiscal policy.

the rate banks charge their best customers to borrow money.
3. If during an economic expansion, U.S. financial investors begin to buy stocks increasing the demand for money, what action could the Federal Reserve take to prevent inflation in the economy?
Increase the discount rate
Decrease the discount rate
Buy bonds on the open market
Decrease the required reserve ratio
Extend credit to overseas markets

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Related questions

1. A restrictive monetary policy by the Fed should lead to:

A. A decrease in investment and an increase in aggregate demand.

B. Leave investment unchanged but decrease aggregate demand.

C. An increase in investment and an increase in aggregate demand.

D. A decrease in investment and a decrease in aggregate demand.

2. When the Federal Reserve uses open market operations (OMO) in an expansionary monetary policy:

A. The Fed will purchase stocks from banks, increasing the monetary base.

B. The Fed will buy bonds from banks, increasing bank reserves and increasing the monetary base.

C.The Fed will lower taxes and increase government spending.

D. The Fed will decrease the discount rate, decreasing the monetary base.

3. A primary goal of monetary policy is to:

A. Eliminate trade barriers from other nations.

B. Maintain high interest rates.

C. Reduce the size of the banking sector.

D. Prevent high rates of inflation.

4. The major tools of monetary policy available to the Federal Reserve System involve:

A. Reserve requirements and tax policy.

B. Reserve requirements and open-market operations.

C. The discount rate and exchange rates.

D. Open-market operations and changing government spending,

Which of the following statements are true?: To curb inflation and reduce the money supply the Federal Reserve can: I. Increase the discount rate II. Increase the required reserve ratio III. Decrease the discount rate IV. buy securities in the open market

a.

I, II and IV

b.

I, III, and IV

c.

I, III

d.

I and II

1.  The Federal Funds Rate is set by the Federal Reserve on the first business day of each month by faxing the rate to the member banks of each Federal Reserve District.

A. True

B. False

 

2. The Federal Reserve is a single Central bank located on Wall Street in New York City.

A. True

B. False

 

3. Which of the following is NOT true about the Federal Reserve System?

A. Terms of service of the members of the Board of Governors are longer than the number of years that a two-term President of the United States would serve.

B. The Federal Reserve System is the nation's central bank and is comprised of 12 Federal Reserve Banks that serve as bankers' banks.

C. Some of the main functions of the Federal Reserve System include the authority to control the money supply, to issue currency, to set reserve requirements, and to hold reserves.

D. While Congress controls the actions of the Federal Reserve, the President has the authority to appoint and remove private banks from the Federal Reserve System.

 

4. Which of the following is NOT true about restrictive monetary policy?

A. A restrictive monetary policy seeks to raise the federal funds rate.

B. A restrictive monetary policy seeks to expand the money supply.

C. A restrictive monetary policy seeks to raise the Federal Funds Rate by selling government bonds or raising the reserve requirement ratio or increasing the discount rate.

D. A restrictive monetary policy is used when the government is concerned about suddenly increasing inflation.

 

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about contractionary fiscal policy?

A. Contractionary fiscal policy consists of reductions in government spending or increases in taxes.

B. Contractionary fiscal policy can include both reductions in government spending or increases in taxes.

C. Contractionary fiscal policy seeks to shift the Aggregate Demand curve to the right.

D. Contractionary fiscal policy is used when the government seeks to reduce suddenly surging inflation.

 

6. The Federal Reserve creates money by printing the amount of desired new money and distributing it via armored trucks and high-security railways to Federal Reserve District Banks.

A. True

B. False

 

7. If the Fed feared a looming recession was just around the corner, which of the following actions would it "NOT" consider?

A. The Fed would raise the discount rate.

B. In order to influence prevailing commercial interest rates to fall, the Fed would buy large amounts of government securities.

C. In order to expand the money supply (which influences prevailing commercial interest rates to fall), the Fed would either buy large volumes of government bonds, lower the reserve requirement or cut the discount rate.

D. The Fed would seek to expand the money supply because, in so doing, the federal funds rate would fall and that would stimulate commercial interest rates to fall.

 

8. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the ability of the Federal Reserve System to expand the money supply?

A. The Federal Reserve System uses the fractional nature of the banking system to create money in order to expand the money supply.

B. The money multiplier defines the relationship between new excess reserves throughout the banking system and the creation of money by banks in the system. It is calculated by dividing the number 1 by the Required Reserve Ratio. [1/rr].

C. If the required reserve ratio is 20%, then $80 billion in new excess reserves will create $400 billion in bank system lending throughout the entire banking system.

D. If the reserve requirement is 100%, then the banks can generate 100% in new excess reserves.

 

9. Which of the following is NOT true about the tools of monetary policy?

A. The Fed can alter the money supply through open market operations, changes in the reserve ratio or adjustments to the discount rate.

B. Lowering the reserve ratio would expand the money supply.

C. Raising the discount rate would restrict the money supply.

D. Adjusting the reserve requirement is the most important day-to-day method for controlling the nation's money supply.

 

10. If the Federal Reserve wishes to hold off a feared recession, it will sell large volumes of government bonds.

A. True

B. False

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