Question 1

When you use a debit card to purchase a pair of jeans, you are

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A)  creating a 30-day loan from your bank to the seller. 
B)  creating a 30-day loan from the seller to your bank. 
C)  giving your bank an instruction to transfer funds directly from your bank account to the store's bank account. 
D)  creating an overnight repurchase agreement between your bank and the store. 
A)  creating a 30-day loan from your bank to the seller. 
B)  creating a 30-day loan from the seller to your bank. 
C)  giving your bank an instruction to transfer funds directly from your bank account to the store's bank account. 
D)  creating an overnight repurchase agreement between your bank and the store.

Question 2

Which of the following is a checkable and debitable account?

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A)  A brokerage account with your stockbroker 
B)  A savings account 
C)  A checking account 
D)  All of the above are checkable and debitable accounts. 
A)  A brokerage account with your stockbroker 
B)  A savings account 
C)  A checking account 
D)  All of the above are checkable and debitable accounts.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a potential problem due to federal depository insurance?

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A)  Banks have an incentive to make riskier loans than they would otherwise. 
B)  Depositors have little incentive to monitor the behavior of the managers of the depository institutions. 
C)  Depositors demand greater interest rates on their deposits to compensate them for the riskier behavior of the managers of the depository institutions. 
D)  Lenders have less incentive to investigate the credit-worthiness of borrowers. 
A)  Banks have an incentive to make riskier loans than they would otherwise. 
B)  Depositors have little incentive to monitor the behavior of the managers of the depository institutions. 
C)  Depositors demand greater interest rates on their deposits to compensate them for the riskier behavior of the managers of the depository institutions. 
D)  Lenders have less incentive to investigate the credit-worthiness of borrowers.

Question 4

If people withdraw $10 million from the nation's money market mutual funds and redeposit the funds in various checkable and debitable accounts, then

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A)  M1 and M2 will remain unchanged. 
B)  M1 will increase, M2 will remain unchanged. 
C)  M1 will increase, M2 will decrease. 
D)  M1 and M2 will increase. 
A)  M1 and M2 will remain unchanged. 
B)  M1 will increase, M2 will remain unchanged. 
C)  M1 will increase, M2 will decrease. 
D)  M1 and M2 will increase.

Question 5

Liquidity refers to

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A)  the ease with which an asset can be acquired or disposed of without incurring high transaction costs. 
B)  the expected return from an asset. 
C)  the amount of indebtedness held against an asset. 
D)  the net worth of the individual in question. 
A)  the ease with which an asset can be acquired or disposed of without incurring high transaction costs. 
B)  the expected return from an asset. 
C)  the amount of indebtedness held against an asset. 
D)  the net worth of the individual in question.

Question 6

When the Fed wants to undertake open market operations, it

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A)  can require all commercial banks to buy from or sell to it. 
B)  can require all member banks to buy from or sell to it. 
C)  buys or sells securities through the trading desk at the New York Federal Reserve Bank. 
D)  buys from or sells to the U.S. Treasury. 
A)  can require all commercial banks to buy from or sell to it. 
B)  can require all member banks to buy from or sell to it. 
C)  buys or sells securities through the trading desk at the New York Federal Reserve Bank. 
D)  buys from or sells to the U.S. Treasury.

Question 7

Initially, the reserve ratio is 10 percent. Now banks decide they want an additional 10 percent of deposits as reserves. There are no currency drains. If the Fed buys $1 million of U.S. government securities, the money supply will

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A)  not change because of the excess reserves banks keep on hand. 
B)  increase by $1 million. 
C)  increase by $5 million. 
D)  increase by $10 million. 
A)  not change because of the excess reserves banks keep on hand. 
B)  increase by $1 million. 
C)  increase by $5 million. 
D)  increase by $10 million.

Question 8

The narrowest definition of the money supply is

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A)  M1. 
B)  M2. 
C)  the difference between M2 and M1. 
D)  the sum of M1 and M2. 
A)  M1. 
B)  M2. 
C)  the difference between M2 and M1. 
D)  the sum of M1 and M2.

Question 9

When comparing the price of a plasma TV with the price of an LED TV, Amanda discovered the LED was more expensive. This is an example of using money as

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A)  a store of value. 
B)  a medium of exchange. 
C)  a unit of accounting. 
D)  a standard of deferred payment. 
A)  a store of value. 
B)  a medium of exchange. 
C)  a unit of accounting. 
D)  a standard of deferred payment.

Question 10

The potential for a financial breakdown at large institutions to spread throughout the financial system is called

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A)  a systemic risk. 
B)  a too-large-to-fail problem. 
C)  an averse selection problem. 
D)  a moral hazard. 
A)  a systemic risk. 
B)  a too-large-to-fail problem. 
C)  an averse selection problem. 
D)  a moral hazard.

Question 11

Given a required reserve ratio of 20 percent, a commercial bank that has received a new deposit of $100 can make additional loans of

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A)  $0. 
B)  $20. 
C)  $80. 
D)  $400. 
A)  $0. 
B)  $20. 
C)  $80. 
D)  $400.

Question 12

The direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is known as

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A)  primitive trade. 
B)  nonmarket trade. 
C)  barter. 
D)  purchasing power parity. 
A)  primitive trade. 
B)  nonmarket trade. 
C)  barter. 
D)  purchasing power parity.

Question 13

The M1 definition of the money supply includes all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  currency. 
B)  transaction deposits. 
C)  savings accounts. 
D)  travelers checks. 
A)  currency. 
B)  transaction deposits. 
C)  savings accounts. 
D)  travelers checks.

Question 14

Traveler's check are

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A)  part of M1 only. 
B)  part of M2 only. 
C)  part of M1 and M2. 
D)  not part of M1 or M2. 
A)  part of M1 only. 
B)  part of M2 only. 
C)  part of M1 and M2. 
D)  not part of M1 or M2.

Question 15

A method of measuring the money supply by looking at money as a medium of exchange is the

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A)  fiduciary monetary system. 
B)  capital control. 
C)  transactions approach. 
D)  liquidity approach. 
A)  fiduciary monetary system. 
B)  capital control. 
C)  transactions approach. 
D)  liquidity approach.

Question 16

To the extent that money serves as a medium of exchange

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A)  it benefits both buyers and sellers. 
B)  it reduces transaction costs. 
C)  it eliminates the need for barter. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  it benefits both buyers and sellers. 
B)  it reduces transaction costs. 
C)  it eliminates the need for barter. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 17

An increase in the reserve ratio

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A)  has an expansionary effect on the money supply. 
B)  has a contractionary effect on the money supply. 
C)  increases the money multiplier. 
D)  will cause banks to make more loans. 
A)  has an expansionary effect on the money supply. 
B)  has a contractionary effect on the money supply. 
C)  increases the money multiplier. 
D)  will cause banks to make more loans.

Question 18

Fractional reserve banking is a system in which

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A)  depository institutions pay a fraction of advertised interest rates. 
B)  a fraction of banking services must be provided by depository institutions. 
C)  depository institutions hold a fraction of total deposits in reserve. 
D)  the money supply is a set fraction of the U.S. gold reserves. 
A)  depository institutions pay a fraction of advertised interest rates. 
B)  a fraction of banking services must be provided by depository institutions. 
C)  depository institutions hold a fraction of total deposits in reserve. 
D)  the money supply is a set fraction of the U.S. gold reserves.

Question 19

It is widely believed that the Federal Reserve's most important function is

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A)  to provide loans to the federal government. 
B)  to regulate the money supply. 
C)  to set the legal, controlled consumer interest rates. 
D)  to lend to risky customers. 
A)  to provide loans to the federal government. 
B)  to regulate the money supply. 
C)  to set the legal, controlled consumer interest rates. 
D)  to lend to risky customers.

Question 20

Which of the following would reduce the money multiplier?

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A)  The purchase of bonds by the Fed 
B)  Lowering the reserve ratio 
C)  Increases in the reserve ratio 
D)  A flow of currency into the banking system 
A)  The purchase of bonds by the Fed 
B)  Lowering the reserve ratio 
C)  Increases in the reserve ratio 
D)  A flow of currency into the banking system

Exam 15: Money, Banking, and Central Banking

When you use a debit card to purchase a pair of jeans, you are

Which of the following is a checkable and debitable account?

Which of the following is NOT a potential problem due to federal depository insurance?

If people withdraw $10 million from the nation's money market mutual funds and redeposit the funds in various checkable and debitable accounts, then

Liquidity refers to

When the Fed wants to undertake open market operations, it

Initially, the reserve ratio is 10 percent. Now banks decide they want an additional 10 percent of deposits as reserves. There are no currency drains. If the Fed buys $1 million of U.S. government securities, the money supply will

The narrowest definition of the money supply is

When comparing the price of a plasma TV with the price of an LED TV, Amanda discovered the LED was more expensive. This is an example of using money as

The potential for a financial breakdown at large institutions to spread throughout the financial system is called

Given a required reserve ratio of 20 percent, a commercial bank that has received a new deposit of $100 can make additional loans of

The direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is known as

The M1 definition of the money supply includes all of the following EXCEPT

Traveler's check are

A method of measuring the money supply by looking at money as a medium of exchange is the

To the extent that money serves as a medium of exchange

An increase in the reserve ratio

Fractional reserve banking is a system in which

It is widely believed that the Federal Reserve's most important function is

Which of the following would reduce the money multiplier?

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