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Reserve requirements are regulations concerning:
 
(i) the interest rate at which banks can borrow from the Fed.
(ii) the amount banks are allowed to borrow from the Fed.
(iii) reserves banks must hold based on the number and type of loans they make. 
(iv) the amount of reserves banks must hold against deposits. 

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1. Which of the following both increase the money supply?

an increase in the discount rate and an increase in the interest rate on reserves
an increase in the discount rate and a decrease in the interest rate on reserves
a decrease in the discount rate and an increase in the interest rate on reserves
a decrease in the discount rate and a decrease in the interest rate on reserves

2. In the U.S., the average adult holds about $3,700 in
currency.
wealth.
M1.
M2.
3. The measure of the money stock called M1 includes
wealth held by people in their checking accounts.
wealth held by people in their savings accounts.
wealth held by people in money market mutual funds.
everything that is included in M2 plus some additional items
4. When the Fed decreases the discount rate, banks will
borrow more from the Fed and lend more to the public. The money supply increases.
borrow more from the Fed and lend less to the public. The money supply decreases.
borrow less from the Fed and lend more to the public. The money supply increases.
borrow less from the Fed and lend less to the public. The money supply decreases.
5. Reserve requirements are regulations concerning
the amount banks are allowed to borrow from the Fed.
the amount of reserves banks must hold against deposits.
reserves banks must hold based on the number and type of loans they make.
the interest rate at which banks can borrow from the Fed.
6. When we say that trade is roundabout we mean that
people sometimes trade goods for goods.
trades require a double coincidence of wants.
currency is accepted primarily to make further trades.
people must spend time searching for the products they wish to purchase.
7. Values of Assets

Asset

Amount in $Billions

Small-time deposits

780

Large time deposits

1,700

Demand deposits

450

Other checkable deposits

370

Savings deposits

4950

Traveller's checks

5

Money market mutual funds

740

Currency

880

Miscellaneous categories of M2

50

Refer to Value of Assets. What is the value of M1 in billions of dollars?
1705
2485
6295
7075
8. In 1991, the Federal Reserve lowered the reserve requirement from 12 per cent to 10 per cent. Other things the same this should have
increased both the money multiplier and the money supply.
decreased both the money multiplier and the money supply.
increased the money multiplier and decreased the money supply.
decreased the money multiplier and increased the money supply.
9. Consider four survivors on an island.

Rupert

has machete

wants fishing spear

Amber

has cooking pot

wants fishing spear

Rob

has fishing spear

wants machete

Tom

has cooking pot

wants machete

Which of the following pairs of survivors has a double-coincidence of wants?
Rupert with Amber, and Rob with Tom
Amber with Tom
Rupert with Rob
None of the above is correct.
10. Economists use the term money to refer to

all wealth.
all assets, including real assets and financial assets.
all financial assets, but not real assets.
those types of wealth that are regularly accepted by sellers in exchange for goods and services.

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

Q30. The higher the reserve requirement,
a. the more the money supply can expand
b. the more interest the bank will earn on its reserve account
c. the less the money supply can expand
d. both the more the money supply can expand and the more interest the bank will earn on its reserve account

Q31. If depositors withdraw their funds and create a shortage of reserves, bankers
a. have no alternative but to call in outstanding loans
b. can borrow reserves from the Fed
c. must close their operations until their reserves increase
d. must sell bank stock to replenish reserves

Q32. If a bank has excess reserves,
a. its reserves are greater than its liabilities
b. it can make a loan if it wishes
c. it cannot make a loan if it wishes
d. it must borrow from the Fed

Q33. Which of the following is most influenced by changes in the discount rate?
a. the interest rate paid on savings
b. the commercial loan rate
c. the installment loan rate
d. the mortgage loan rate

Q34. The Federal Reserve System is built around
a. four regional banks
b. six regional banks
c. twelve district banks
d. one bank with several branches

Q35. The interest rate at which banks borrow excess reserves from each other is known as the
a. prime rate
b. federal funds rate
c. discount rate
d. T-bill rate

Q36. If the U. S. government increases spending, the U. S. Treasury
a. has the legal right to issue currency to pay for the spending
b. does not have the legal right to issue currency to pay for the spending
c. usually pays for the spending by selling bonds directly to the Fed
d. seldom pays for the spending by selling bonds to the public

Q37. Forces within the economy that naturally tend to counteract recessions and inflation are known as
a. discretionary stabilizers
b. automatic stabilizers
c. demand-management policies
d. fiscal dividends

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