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If the Fed decides to reduce bank reserves,it can


A) purchase government bonds.
B) extend discount loans to banks.
C) sell government bonds.
D) print more currency.

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

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When the Federal Reserve extends a discount loan to a bank,the monetary base ________ and reserves ________.


A) remains unchanged;decrease
B) remains unchanged;increase
C) increases;increase
D) increases;remain unchanged

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

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In the simple deposit expansion model,if the Fed extends a $100 discount loan to a bank that previously had no excess reserves,deposits in the banking system can potentially increase by


A) $10.
B) $100.
C) $100 times the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio.
D) $100 times the required reserve ratio.

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

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Assuming initially that the required reserve ratio = 10%,the currency-deposit ratio = 75%,and the excess reserve ratio = 156%,an increase in the excess reserve ratio to 200% causes the M1 money multiplier to ________,everything else held constant.


A) increase from 0.15 to 0.33
B) decrease from 0.73 to 0.61
C) increase from 0.54 to 0.67
D) decrease from 1.67 to 1.54

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

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If the required reserve ratio is equal to 10 percent,a single bank can increase its loans up to a maximum amount equal to


A) its excess reserves.
B) 10 times its excess reserves.
C) 10 percent of its excess reserves.
D) its total reserves.

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

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A simple deposit multiplier equal to one implies a required reserve ratio equal to


A) 100 percent.
B) 50 percent.
C) 25 percent.
D) 0 percent.

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

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In the simple deposit expansion model,an expansion in checkable deposits of $1,000 when the required reserve ratio is equal to 10 percent implies that the Fed


A) sold $1,000 in government bonds.
B) sold $100 in government bonds.
C) purchased $1000 in government bonds.
D) purchased $100 in government bonds.

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

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The interest rate the Fed charges banks borrowing from the Fed is the


A) federal funds rate.
B) Treasury bill rate.
C) discount rate.
D) prime rate.

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

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Assuming initially that the required reserve ratio = 10%,the currency-deposit ratio = 75%,and the excess reserve ratio = 156%,an increase in the currency-deposit ratio to 150% causes the M1 money multiplier to ________,everything else held constant.


A) increase from 0.73 to 0.78
B) decrease from 0.73 to 0.61
C) increase from 1.54 to 1.67
D) decrease from 1.67 to 1.54

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

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In the simple deposit expansion model,if the Fed purchases $100 worth of bonds from a bank that previously had no excess reserves,deposits in the banking system can potentially increase by


A) $10.
B) $100.
C) $100 times the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio.
D) $100 times the required reserve ratio.

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

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Everything else held constant,if the sum of the required reserve ratio and the excess reserve ratio is less than one,a decrease in the currency-checkable deposit ratio will mean


A) an increase in currency in circulation and an increase in the money supply.
B) an increase in money supply.
C) a decrease in the money supply.
D) an increase in currency in circulation but no change in the money supply.

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

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In the early 1930s,the currency-deposit ratio rose,as did the level of excess reserves.Money supply analysis predicts that,everything else held constant,the money supply should have


A) risen.
B) fallen.
C) remain unchanged.
D) either risen,fallen,or remain unchanged.

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

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Everything else held constant,an increase in wealth will cause the holdings of checkable deposits to the holdings of currency to ________ and the currency ratio will ________.


A) increase;increase
B) increase;decrease
C) decrease;increase
D) decrease;decrease

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

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The M2 money supply is represented by


A) M2=1+c+t+mmrr+e+c×MB \mathrm{M} 2=\frac{1+\mathrm{c}+\mathrm{t}+\mathrm{mm}}{\mathrm{rr}+\mathrm{e}+\mathrm{c}} \times \mathrm{MB} .

B) M2=1+c+t+mmrr+e+c×1MB \mathrm{M} 2=\frac{1+\mathrm{c}+\mathrm{t}+\mathrm{mm}}{\mathrm{rr}+\mathrm{e}+\mathrm{c}} \times \frac{1}{\mathrm{MB}} .

C) MB=1+c+t+mmrr+e+c×M2 \mathrm{MB}=\frac{1+\mathrm{c}+\mathrm{t}+\mathrm{mm}}{\mathrm{rr}+\mathrm{e}+\mathrm{c}} \times \mathrm{M} 2 .

D) MB=rr+e+c1+c+t+mm×1M2 \mathrm{MB}=\frac{\mathrm{rr}+\mathrm{e}+\mathrm{c}}{1+\mathrm{c}+\mathrm{t}+\mathrm{mm}} \times \frac{1}{\mathrm{M} 2} .

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

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Everything else held constant,an increase in the time deposit ratio will result in ________ in the M1 money multiplier and ________ in the M2 money multiplier.


A) an increase;an increase
B) no change;an increase
C) a decrease;a decrease
D) no change;a decrease

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

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When the Federal Reserve calls in a discount loan from a bank,the monetary base ________ and reserves ________.


A) remains unchanged;decrease
B) remains unchanged;increase
C) decreases;decrease
D) decreases;remains unchanged

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

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If reserves in the banking system increase by $100,then checkable deposits will increase by $1000 in the simple model of deposit creation when the required reserve ratio is


A) 0.01.
B) 0.10.
C) 0.05.
D) 0.20.

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

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If reserves in the banking system increase by $100,then checkable deposits will increase by $667 in the simple model of deposit creation when the required reserve ratio is


A) 0.01.
B) 0.05.
C) 0.15.
D) 0.20.

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

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In the simple deposit expansion model,a decline in checkable deposits of $1,000 when the required reserve ratio is equal to 20 percent implies that the Fed


A) sold $200 in government bonds.
B) sold $500 in government bonds.
C) purchased $200 in government bonds.
D) purchased $500 in government bonds.

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

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The volume of loans that the Fed makes to banks is affected by the Fed's setting of the interest rate on these loans,called the


A) federal funds rate.
B) prime rate.
C) discount rate.
D) interbank rate.

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

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