Question 1

Home equity loans

Accepted Answer

A) Allow a home owner to recapture some of the increase in the value of their home without selling the home 
B) A way for homeowners to issue stock,or equity,in their home 
C) Only used when home prices are increasing 
D) A way for the market to eliminate paper profits 
E) None of the above 
A) Allow a home owner to recapture some of the increase in the value of their home without selling the home 
B) A way for homeowners to issue stock,or equity,in their home 
C) Only used when home prices are increasing 
D) A way for the market to eliminate paper profits 
E) None of the above

Question 2

The money multiplier is

Accepted Answer

A) 1/r 
B) Er 
C) R/E 
D) E/r 
E) 1+1/Er 
A) 1/r 
B) Er 
C) R/E 
D) E/r 
E) 1+1/Er

Question 3

Borrowers who obtain a mortgage will always find that their mortgage payments rise over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

M1 includes

Accepted Answer

A) Currency and coins in circulation,traveler's checks,demand deposits at commercial banks,and other checkable deposits 
B) Currency and coins in circulation,all demand deposits,and all time deposits 
C) All demand deposits and all time deposits 
D) Just currency and coins in circulation 
E) None of the above 
A) Currency and coins in circulation,traveler's checks,demand deposits at commercial banks,and other checkable deposits 
B) Currency and coins in circulation,all demand deposits,and all time deposits 
C) All demand deposits and all time deposits 
D) Just currency and coins in circulation 
E) None of the above

Question 5

Commercial banks

Accepted Answer

A) Started by offering credit to wealthy landowners 
B) Began as goldsmiths that provided receipts to customers who stored their gold with the goldsmith 
C) Operate in both the primary and secondary financial markets 
D) Operate only in cities with major financial markets 
E) Began in Germany 
A) Started by offering credit to wealthy landowners 
B) Began as goldsmiths that provided receipts to customers who stored their gold with the goldsmith 
C) Operate in both the primary and secondary financial markets 
D) Operate only in cities with major financial markets 
E) Began in Germany

Question 6

When a bank makes a loan to one of its customers,it increases its liabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Following Questions Refer to the graph below.  
-If the Fed wanted to stimulate business investment,it could do so by

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing interest rates from i1 to i0 
B) Decreasing the money supply from MS2 to MS1 
C) Increasing the money supply from MS1 to MS2 
D) Raising the Reserve Requirement 
E) Increasing the Discount Rate 
A) Increasing interest rates from i1 to i0 
B) Decreasing the money supply from MS2 to MS1 
C) Increasing the money supply from MS1 to MS2 
D) Raising the Reserve Requirement 
E) Increasing the Discount Rate

Question 8

Excess reserves refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  Reserves that banks are required by law to hold 
B)  The major assets of the bank 
C)  Reserves a bank holds in case of unexpected case needs 
D)  Reserves over and above the bank's required reserves 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Reserves that banks are required by law to hold 
B)  The major assets of the bank 
C)  Reserves a bank holds in case of unexpected case needs 
D)  Reserves over and above the bank's required reserves 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

Historically,many commercial banks began as

Accepted Answer

A) Coffee houses and taverns where stocks were traded 
B) Jewelry stores that specialized in the sale of precious stones 
C) Businesses that engaged in small loans 
D) Goldsmiths that held stores of gold for their customers 
E) None of the above 
A) Coffee houses and taverns where stocks were traded 
B) Jewelry stores that specialized in the sale of precious stones 
C) Businesses that engaged in small loans 
D) Goldsmiths that held stores of gold for their customers 
E) None of the above

Question 10

The inflation rate and the growth in the money supply are

Accepted Answer

A) Usually inversely related 
B) Usually directly related 
C) Never directly related 
D) Not related to one another 
E) Negatively related 
A) Usually inversely related 
B) Usually directly related 
C) Never directly related 
D) Not related to one another 
E) Negatively related

Home equity loans

The money multiplier is

Borrowers who obtain a mortgage will always find that their mortgage payments rise over time.

M1 includes

Commercial banks

When a bank makes a loan to one of its customers,it increases its liabilities.

The Following Questions Refer to the graph below. -If the Fed wanted to stimulate business investment,it could do so by

Excess reserves refer to

Historically,many commercial banks began as

The inflation rate and the growth in the money supply are

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Home equity loans

The money multiplier is

Borrowers who obtain a mortgage will always find that their mortgage payments rise over time.

M1 includes

Commercial banks

When a bank makes a loan to one of its customers,it increases its liabilities.

The Following Questions Refer to the graph below. -If the Fed wanted to stimulate business investment,it could do so by

Excess reserves refer to

Historically,many commercial banks began as

The inflation rate and the growth in the money supply are

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Government Control of Prices in Mixed Systems: Who Are the Winners and Losers

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Economic Growth: Why Is the Economic Road so Bumpy

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