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The banking system currently has $50 billion of reserves, none of which are excess. People hold only deposits and no currency, and the reserve requirement is 10 percent. If the Fed raises the reserve requirement to 12.5 percent and at the same time sells $10 billion worth of bonds, then by how much does the money supply change?


A) It falls by $20 billion.
B) It falls by $110 billion.
C) It falls by $180 billion.
D) None of the above is correct.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following groups is largely responsible for carrying out the Fed's tasks of regulating banks and ensuring the health of the financial system?


A) FOMC
B) the Board of Governors
C) the New York Fed
D) the regional Federal Reserve Banks

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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If the reserve ratio is 20 percent, how much money can be created from $100 of reserves? Show your work.

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The rate at which the Fed lends money to banks is


A) the prime rate.
B) fixed at 4%.
C) the federal funds rate.
D) the discount rate.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Assume that when $100 of new reserves enter the banking system, the money supply ultimately increases by $625. Assume also that no banks hold excess reserves and that the entire money supply consists of bank deposits. If, at a point in time, reserves for all banks amount to $500, then at that same point in time, loans for all banks amount to $2,625.

A) True
B) False

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Scenario 29-2. The Monetary Policy of Tazi is controlled by the country's central bank known as the Bank of Tazi. The local unit of currency is the taz. Aggregate banking statistics show that collectively the banks of Tazi hold 300 million tazes of required reserves, 75 million tazes of excess reserves, have issued 7,500 million tazes of deposits, and hold 225 million tazes of Tazian Treasury bonds. Tazians prefer to use only demand deposits and so all money is on deposit at the bank. -Refer to Scenario 29-2. Assume that banks desire to continue holding the same ratio of excess reserves to deposits. What is the reserve requirement and the reserve ratio for Tazian Banks?


A) 5 percent, 8 percent
B) 4 percent, 8 percent
C) 4 percent, 5 percent
D) None of the above is correct.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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If traveler's checks were $1000 higher and saving deposits were $500 higher, M1 would be


A) $500 higher and M2 would be $1,500 higher.
B) $1,000 higher and M2 would be $1,500 higher.
C) M2 and M1 would be $1,500 higher.
D) $1,000 high and M2 would be $500 higher..

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The set of items that serve as media of exchange clearly includes


A) demand deposits.
B) short-term bonds.
C) credit cards.
D) All of the above are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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If the Federal Reserve increases the interest rate on bank deposits at the Fed, banks will want to hold


A) fewer reserves, so the reserve ratio will fall.
B) fewer reserves, so the reserve ratio will rise.
C) more reserves, so the reserve ratio will fall.
D) more reserves, so the reserve ratio will rise.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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The money supply increases when the Fed


A) buys bonds. The increase will be larger, the smaller is the reserve ratio.
B) buys bonds. The increase will be larger, the larger is the reserve ratio.
C) sells bonds. The increase will be larger, the smaller is the reserve ratio.
D) sells bonds. The increase will be larger, the larger is the reserve ratio.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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What does the Fed auction at the Term-Auction Facility?


A) government bonds of a quantity it sets
B) government bonds with the quantity determined at the auction
C) loans of a quantity it sets
D) loans with the quantity determined at the auction

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Derek decides to forego a major appliance purchase and save the money. He transfers $2,100 from his checking account to his money market mutual fund. As a result of this transfer,


A) both M1 and M2 decrease by $2,100.
B) M1 increases by $2,100 and M2 increases by $2,100.
C) M1 decreases by $2,100 and M2 increases by $2,100.
D) M1 decreases by $2,100 and M2 stays the same.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The Fed can influence unemployment in


A) the short run and in the long run.
B) the short run, but not in the long run.
C) the long run, but not in the short run.
D) neither the short nor the long run.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is included in M2 but not in M1?


A) currency
B) demand deposits
C) savings deposits
D) All of the above are included in both M1 and M2.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A central bank's setting or altering) of the money supply is known as


A) open-market operation.
B) interest rate policy.
C) monetary policy.
D) employment policy.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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In a fractional-reserve banking system, a decrease in reserve requirements


A) increases both the money multiplier and the money supply.
B) decreases both the money multiplier and the money supply.
C) increases the money multiplier, but decreases the money supply.
D) decreases the money multiplier, but increases the money supply.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A bank which must hold 100 percent reserves opens in an economy that had no banks and a currency of $150. If customers deposit $50 into the bank, what is the value of the money supply?


A) $50
B) $100
C) $150
D) $200

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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What is the change in the money supply when the Fed purchases $700 worth of bonds and the required reserve ratio is 14 percent assuming banks hold no excess reserves?

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What is bank insolvancy?

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Bank insolvancy is when bank c...

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Table 29-6. Table 29-6.    -Refer to Table 29-6. From the table it follows that the Bank of Pleasantville operates in a A)  fractional-reserve banking system, since its reserves are less than its deposits. B)  fractional-reserve banking system, since its reserves are less than its loans. C)  100-percent-reserve banking system, since its assets are equal to its liabilities. D)  100­percent­reserve banking system if the Fed's reserve requirement is 10 percent; otherwise, it operates in a fractional-reserve banking system. -Refer to Table 29-6. From the table it follows that the Bank of Pleasantville operates in a


A) fractional-reserve banking system, since its reserves are less than its deposits.
B) fractional-reserve banking system, since its reserves are less than its loans.
C) 100-percent-reserve banking system, since its assets are equal to its liabilities.
D) 100­percent­reserve banking system if the Fed's reserve requirement is 10 percent; otherwise, it operates in a fractional-reserve banking system.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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