Exam 12: Money and Banking

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If a bank has $500 in excess reserves and the reserve requirement is 20 percent, then the maximum amount by which this individual bank can increase the money supply is _____.

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The interest rate charged on a Eurodollar loan will be:

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Which of the following is true of the banks that operate under Islamic law?

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Banks that operate under Islamic law are no longer considered intermediaries between borrowers and lenders because they are not allowed to charge interest.

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In fractional reserve banking:

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If a bank has deposits worth $800,000, total reserves worth $900,000, and the reserve ratio of 0.20, what is the value of excess reserves?

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If the entire banking system has total deposits of $4 billion and a reserve requirement of 5 percent, then the maximum possible amount of loans that the banking system can make equals $2 million.

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Which of the following is the most popular instrument for financing Islamic investments?

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Perishable goods such as tomatoes and milk are never used as a form of money, primarily because they cannot function as:

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Table 12.2 Balance Sheet Assets Liabilities Cash \ 5,000 Demand Deposits \ 20,000 Loans 15,000 Total Assets \ 20,000 Total Liabilities \ 20,000 -Refer to Table 12.2. If excess reserves equal $2,000, what must the reserve requirement be equal to?

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_____ are accounts at the U.S. commercial banks that combine an interest-bearing savings account with a noninterest bearing checking account.

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If Julia deposits $2,000 dollars (which she has until now kept in her closet as cash) in her savings account, then the M1 money supply will decrease.

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If banks are prevented from lending out funds, there will be no money creation in an economy.

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An increase in the amount of excess reserves held by a bank helps to increase the economy's money supply.

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The _____ account for about 60 percent of deposit and loan activity in the Eurocurrency market.

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Which of the following can be categorized as a composite currency?

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Using money as a unit of account lowers information costs compared to barter exchanges.

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Suppose a bank has demand deposits of $2,500, excess reserves of $125, and a reserve requirement of 25 percent. What is the loss in the money expansion process of the whole banking system if the bank decides to lend out only $100?

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Saltbricks will be considered as money if they are generally acceptable to sellers in exchange for goods and services.

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The use of money as a unit of account:

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