ECON102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Debit Card, The Bank Of Canada Museum, Demand Deposit

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ECON102

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Wealth - used to refer to the total of all stores of value, including both money and non- monetary assets ! liquidity - the ease with which an asset can be converted into the economy"s medium of exchange! Money is the most liquid asset available ! Stocks and bonds are relatively liquid ! At this museum, money talks by cleo paskal ! Case study: where is all the currency? one puzzle about the money stock of the canadian economy concerns the amount of currency! Bank of canada - the central bank of canada, responsible for controlling the stock of money ! central bank - an institution designed to regulate the quantity of money in the economy ! The bank of canada act! until the great depression of 1930s, there was no central bank ! bank notes issued by department of finance and major banks, monetary system regulated by the department of finance !

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A double coincidence of wants refers to:
a. the situation in which a good that is used as money also has value independent of its use as
money.
b. the fact that for a barter trade to take place between two people, each person must want what the
other one has.
c. the idea that a barter economy is more efficient than an economy that uses money.
d. the situation where two parties are involved in a transaction where money is the medium of
exchange.

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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

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.

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A property right is

		A social arrangement that governs the ownership, use, and disposal of anything that people value.
		An economical unit that hires production factors and organizes those factors to produce and sell goods and services.
		Any arrangement that enables buyers and sellers to get information and to do business with each other.
		Any commodity or token that is generally accepted as a means of payment.
		A medium of exchange.

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