ECON 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 24: Mortgage Loan, Credit Union, Bank Reserves

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Money is defined as any commodity or token that is generally acceptable as a means of payment. A means of payment is a method of settling a debt. Money serves three functions: medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value. Medium of exchange any object that is generally accepted in exchange for goods/services. Unit of account is an agreed measure for stating the prices of goods and services. Store of value it can be held and exchanged later for goods and services. Money consists of: currency, deposits at banks and other depositary institutions. Currency is the notes and coins held by individuals and businesses. Deposits include deposits of individuals/businesses at banks and other depository institutions such as trust and mortgage, credit unions, cassias popularize. M1 consists of currency plus cheque able deposits and each of these is a means of payment, so m1 is money. M2, saving deposits are a means of payment.

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Question 1. Which of the following is not included in M1?
a- currency
b- demand deposits
c- traveller's checks
d- credit cards

Question 2. When the Fed purchases $200 worth of government bonds from the public, the U.S. money supply eventually increases by

a- more than $200.
b- exactly $200.
c- less than $200.
d- None of the above are correct.

Question 3. Savings deposits are included in

a- M1 but not M2.
b- M2 but not M1.
c- M1 and M2.
d- neither M1 nor M2.

Question 4. Credit cards

a- defer payments.
b- are a store of value.
c- have led to wider use of currency.
d- are part of the money supply.

Question 5. Table 16-3.
The First Bank of Fairfield

Assets	Liabilities
Reserves $2,000	Deposits $10,000
Loans 8,000

Refer to Table 16-3. The reserve ratio for this bank is

a- 0 per cent.
b- 20 percent.
c- 80 per cent.
d- 100 per cent.

Question 6. If an economy uses silver as money, then that economy's money

a- serves as a store of value but not as a medium of exchange.
b- serves as a medium of exchange but not as a unit of account.
c- is commodity money.
d- has no intrinsic value.

Question 7. In the United States, currency holdings per person average about

a- $125; one explanation for this relatively small average is that many people use credit and debit cards to make transactions.
b- $125; one explanation for this relatively small average is that U.S. citizens hold a lot of foreign currency.
c- $3,700; one explanation for this relatively large amount is that criminals probably prefer currency as a medium of exchange.
d- $3,700; one explanation for this relatively large average is that U.S. citizens hold a lot of foreign currency.

Question. 8. Money is the most liquid asset available because

a- it is a store of value.
b- it is a medium of exchange.
c- it is a unit of account.
d- it has intrinsic value.

Question 9. All Fed purchases and sales of

a- corporate stocks and bonds are conducted at the New York Fed's trading desk.
b- government bonds are conducted at the New York Fed's trading desk.
c- real estate and other real assets are conducted by the Federal Open Market Committee.
d- All of the above are correct.

Question 10. The Fed's policy decisions have an important influence on

a- inflation in the long run and employment and production in the short run.
b- inflation in the long run and employment and production in the long run.
c- inflation in the short run and employment and production in the short run.
d- inflation in the short run and employment and production in the long run.

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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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Multiple choices

1. Banks face liquidity risk because

A) they can have difficulty meeting their depositor's demands to withdraw money.

B) they are unable to borrow from the Federal Reserve.

C) households and businesses may seek to borrow a large number of funds in a short period of time.

D) governments tend to run high budget deficits.

2. The original intention of the Fed's role as lender of last resort was to make loans to banks that were

A) not illiquid nor insolvent.

B) illiquid, but not insolvent.

C) insolvent, but not illiquid.

D) both illiquid and insolvent.

3. Why might a nation seek to maintain a pegged exchange rate?

A) It makes business planning easier for firms involved in the global economy.

B) It removes the need to intervene in the foreign exchange market.

C) It ensures that the exchange rate will remain at its equilibrium.

D) It makes their currency more attractive on the foreign exchange market.

4. Suppose a country pegs its currency. If investors start to believe the peg will collapse and the currency is going to depreciate, as the government defends the peg the interest rate will

A) Not move as interest rates must remain constant in a peg

B) Increase to maintain the peg

C) Decrease to maintain the peg

D) It depends on the inflation rate is low or high compared to the country to which the currency is pegged.

5. When the Fed extends loans to depository institutions

A) increases the level of reserves.

B) it decreases the level of reserves.

C) it reduces the total value of the assets on its balance sheet.

D) it reduces the total value of the liabilities on its balance sheet.

6. If the Fed buys securities worth $10 million, then

A) bank reserves will increase by $10 million.

B) bank reserves will decrease by $10 million.

C) currency in circulation will increase by $10 million.

D) bank holdings of securities increased by $10 million.

7. If the Fed purchases $1 million in securities from the nonbank public, the monetary base will rise by $1 million

A) if the public holds the proceeds as currency.

B) if the public deposits the proceeds as checkable deposits.

C) if the public deposits the proceeds with the Treasury in a monetary base account.

D) whether the public holds the proceeds as currency or deposits them as checkable deposits.

8. The aggregate M1 consists of

A) currency plus all deposits in financial institutions.

B) currency plus savings deposits in financial institutions.

C) currency plus checkable deposits in financial institutions.

D) currency.

9. If the Fed purchases $1 million worth of securities and the required reserve ratio is 8%, by how much will deposits increase (assuming no change in excess reserves or the public's currency holdings)?

A) rise by $1 million

B) decline by $1 million

C) rise by $8 million

D) rise by $12.5 million

10. Suppose the required reserve ratio is 8% and the Fed purchases $100 million worth of Treasury bills from Wells Fargo. Suppose Wells Fargo didn't have excess reserves, then by how much is Wells Fargo able to increase its loans?

A) $8 million

B) $92 million

C) $100 million

D) $1.25 billion

11. If banks hold no excess reserves, checkable deposits total $1.5 billion, currency totals $400 million, and the required reserve ratio is 10%, then the monetary base equals

A) $550 million.

B) $1.54 billion.

C) $1.9 billion

D) $15 billion.

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