Question 1

An open market purchase of government securities by the Fed will not tend to result in which of the following, other things being equal?

Accepted Answer

A) increased bond prices 
B) a reduced volume of loans issued by the commercial banking system 
C) decreased interest rates 
D) an increase in the price level 
E) an increase in real output 
A) increased bond prices 
B) a reduced volume of loans issued by the commercial banking system 
C) decreased interest rates 
D) an increase in the price level 
E) an increase in real output

Question 2

If the Fed was to use all of its major domestic monetary control tools to increase the money supply, it would:

Accepted Answer

A) buy bonds, reduce the discount rate, and reduce reserve requirements. 
B) sell bonds, reduce the discount rate, and reduce reserve requirements. 
C) sell bonds, reduce the discount rate, and increase reserve requirements. 
D) sell bonds, increase the discount rate, and increase reserve requirements. 
A) buy bonds, reduce the discount rate, and reduce reserve requirements. 
B) sell bonds, reduce the discount rate, and reduce reserve requirements. 
C) sell bonds, reduce the discount rate, and increase reserve requirements. 
D) sell bonds, increase the discount rate, and increase reserve requirements.

Question 3

When money demand decreases, the Fed can choose between:

Accepted Answer

A) increasing interest rates or increasing the supply of money. 
B) increasing interest rates or decreasing the supply of money. 
C) decreasing interest rates or increasing the supply of money. 
D) decreasing interest rates or decreasing the supply of money. 
A) increasing interest rates or increasing the supply of money. 
B) increasing interest rates or decreasing the supply of money. 
C) decreasing interest rates or increasing the supply of money. 
D) decreasing interest rates or decreasing the supply of money.

Question 4

Which is potentially the most powerful tool available to the Fed to control the supply of money?

Accepted Answer

A) open market operations 
B) moral suasion 
C) changes in reserve requirements 
D) discount rate changes 
A) open market operations 
B) moral suasion 
C) changes in reserve requirements 
D) discount rate changes

Question 5

If the Fed sells a U.S.government bond to a bank, what is the effect on the money supply?

Accepted Answer

A) It will increase. 
B) It will not change. 
C) It will shrink only if the Fed takes no reserves as payment. 
D) It will shrink only if the Fed takes reserves as payment. 
E) It will shrink. 
A) It will increase. 
B) It will not change. 
C) It will shrink only if the Fed takes no reserves as payment. 
D) It will shrink only if the Fed takes reserves as payment. 
E) It will shrink.

Question 6

If the money supply grew by 6 percent and velocity fell by 2 percent, nominal GDP would:

Accepted Answer

A) fall by 4 percent. 
B) rise by 4 percent. 
C) rise by 8 percent. 
D) rise by 12 percent. 
A) fall by 4 percent. 
B) rise by 4 percent. 
C) rise by 8 percent. 
D) rise by 12 percent.

Question 7

If the Fed sells bonds, the short-run impact of this policy will tend to include:

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in the inflation rate. 
B) a reduction in unemployment. 
C) an increase in real output. 
D) an increase in real interest rates. 
A) an increase in the inflation rate. 
B) a reduction in unemployment. 
C) an increase in real output. 
D) an increase in real interest rates.

Question 8

The chief function of the Federal Reserve is to be the federal government's tax collection institution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most of the key decisions of the Federal Reserve are actually made by its Federal Open Market Committee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The quantity of money demanded varies inversely with the ____ rate, but the supply of money is almost perfectly ____ with respect to interest rates.

Accepted Answer

A) prime; elastic 
B) interest; elastic 
C) interest; inelastic 
D) prime; inelastic 
A) prime; elastic 
B) interest; elastic 
C) interest; inelastic 
D) prime; inelastic

Question 11

Based on the situation depicted in the graph below, which of the following would be an appropriate monetary policy response?

Accepted Answer

A) increase reserve requirements 
B) increase the discount rate 
C) sell government bonds 
D) none of the above 
A) increase reserve requirements 
B) increase the discount rate 
C) sell government bonds 
D) none of the above

Question 12

In the equation of exchange, an increase in M of 8 percent could be accompanied by changes in velocity, the price level and real GDP of:

Accepted Answer

A) -2%, 3%, 3%. 
B) 4%, 0%, 4%. 
C) 2%, 8%, 8%. 
D) 8%, 8%, 4%. 
E) 0%, 8%, 8%. 
A) -2%, 3%, 3%. 
B) 4%, 0%, 4%. 
C) 2%, 8%, 8%. 
D) 8%, 8%, 4%. 
E) 0%, 8%, 8%.

Question 13

The supply-of-money curve is almost perfectly inelastic because:

Accepted Answer

A) as interest rates rise, people will want to be supplied with more loans. 
B) the Fed makes more money available in response to higher interest rates. 
C) banks generally find loans more profitable than keeping their assets as cash in their vaults or reserve deposits at the Fed, whether interest rates are 4% or 40%. 
D) the Fed lowers the discount rate as interest rates rise. 
A) as interest rates rise, people will want to be supplied with more loans. 
B) the Fed makes more money available in response to higher interest rates. 
C) banks generally find loans more profitable than keeping their assets as cash in their vaults or reserve deposits at the Fed, whether interest rates are 4% or 40%. 
D) the Fed lowers the discount rate as interest rates rise.

Question 14

If the Fed raises the discount rate, it:

Accepted Answer

A) forces commercial banks to call in existing loans. 
B) changes excess reserves into required reserves. 
C) changes required reserves into excess reserves. 
D) raises the money multiplier. 
E) does none of the above. 
A) forces commercial banks to call in existing loans. 
B) changes excess reserves into required reserves. 
C) changes required reserves into excess reserves. 
D) raises the money multiplier. 
E) does none of the above.

Question 15

The Fed may engage in ____ if the economy faces an inflationary gap.

Accepted Answer

A) expansionary monetary policy 
B) contractionary monetary policy 
C) contractionary fiscal policy 
D) expansionary fiscal policy 
A) expansionary monetary policy 
B) contractionary monetary policy 
C) contractionary fiscal policy 
D) expansionary fiscal policy

Question 16

Which of the following is not a function of the Federal Reserve System?

Accepted Answer

A) limiting the national debt 
B) setting the required reserve ratio for the deposit holdings of depository institutions 
C) buying and selling government bonds to control the size and growth rate of the money supply 
D) controlling inflation 
A) limiting the national debt 
B) setting the required reserve ratio for the deposit holdings of depository institutions 
C) buying and selling government bonds to control the size and growth rate of the money supply 
D) controlling inflation

Question 17

Which of the following would tend to increase AD?

Accepted Answer

A) a commercial bank using excess reserves to extend a loan to a customer 
B) a commercial bank purchasing U.S. securities from the Fed as an investment 
C) an increase in reserve requirements 
D) an increase in the discount rate 
E) a purchase of U.S. government securities by the Fed 
A) a commercial bank using excess reserves to extend a loan to a customer 
B) a commercial bank purchasing U.S. securities from the Fed as an investment 
C) an increase in reserve requirements 
D) an increase in the discount rate 
E) a purchase of U.S. government securities by the Fed

Question 18

Open market operations directly change the rate of interest at which banks can borrow funds from the Fed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An increase in the money supply:

Accepted Answer

A) will definitely result in inflation if unemployment is high and there is much unused industrial capacity. 
B) shifts the aggregate demand curve to the left. 
C) will probably result in inflation if the economy is fully employed. 
D) causes interest rates to rise. 
A) will definitely result in inflation if unemployment is high and there is much unused industrial capacity. 
B) shifts the aggregate demand curve to the left. 
C) will probably result in inflation if the economy is fully employed. 
D) causes interest rates to rise.

Question 20

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A) If the Fed wants to expand the money supply, it could lower the discount rate. 
B) The discount rate is a relatively unimportant monetary policy tool, mainly because member banks do not rely heavily on the Fed for borrowed funds. 
C) Changes in required reserve ratios are such a potent monetary policy tool that they are frequently used. 
D) If the Federal Reserve wanted to induce monetary expansion, it could reduce reserve requirements, but it cannot force the banks to make loans, thereby creating new money. 
A) If the Fed wants to expand the money supply, it could lower the discount rate. 
B) The discount rate is a relatively unimportant monetary policy tool, mainly because member banks do not rely heavily on the Fed for borrowed funds. 
C) Changes in required reserve ratios are such a potent monetary policy tool that they are frequently used. 
D) If the Federal Reserve wanted to induce monetary expansion, it could reduce reserve requirements, but it cannot force the banks to make loans, thereby creating new money.

An open market purchase of government securities by the Fed will not tend to result in which of the following, other things being equal?

If the Fed was to use all of its major domestic monetary control tools to increase the money supply, it would:

When money demand decreases, the Fed can choose between:

Which is potentially the most powerful tool available to the Fed to control the supply of money?

If the Fed sells a U.S.government bond to a bank, what is the effect on the money supply?

If the money supply grew by 6 percent and velocity fell by 2 percent, nominal GDP would:

If the Fed sells bonds, the short-run impact of this policy will tend to include:

The chief function of the Federal Reserve is to be the federal government's tax collection institution.

Most of the key decisions of the Federal Reserve are actually made by its Federal Open Market Committee.

The quantity of money demanded varies inversely with the rate, but the supply of money is almost perfectly with respect to interest rates.

Based on the situation depicted in the graph below, which of the following would be an appropriate monetary policy response?

In the equation of exchange, an increase in M of 8 percent could be accompanied by changes in velocity, the price level and real GDP of:

The supply-of-money curve is almost perfectly inelastic because:

If the Fed raises the discount rate, it:

The Fed may engage in ____ if the economy faces an inflationary gap.

Which of the following is not a function of the Federal Reserve System?

Which of the following would tend to increase AD?

Open market operations directly change the rate of interest at which banks can borrow funds from the Fed.

An increase in the money supply:

Which of the following is false?

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Exam 16: The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy

An open market purchase of government securities by the Fed will not tend to result in which of the following, other things being equal?

If the Fed was to use all of its major domestic monetary control tools to increase the money supply, it would:

When money demand decreases, the Fed can choose between:

Which is potentially the most powerful tool available to the Fed to control the supply of money?

If the Fed sells a U.S.government bond to a bank, what is the effect on the money supply?

If the money supply grew by 6 percent and velocity fell by 2 percent, nominal GDP would:

If the Fed sells bonds, the short-run impact of this policy will tend to include:

The chief function of the Federal Reserve is to be the federal government's tax collection institution.

Most of the key decisions of the Federal Reserve are actually made by its Federal Open Market Committee.

The quantity of money demanded varies inversely with the ____ rate, but the supply of money is almost perfectly ____ with respect to interest rates.

Based on the situation depicted in the graph below, which of the following would be an appropriate monetary policy response?

In the equation of exchange, an increase in M of 8 percent could be accompanied by changes in velocity, the price level and real GDP of:

The supply-of-money curve is almost perfectly inelastic because:

If the Fed raises the discount rate, it:

The Fed may engage in ____ if the economy faces an inflationary gap.

Which of the following is not a function of the Federal Reserve System?

Which of the following would tend to increase AD?

Open market operations directly change the rate of interest at which banks can borrow funds from the Fed.

An increase in the money supply:

Which of the following is false?

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The Economic Way of Thinking

Supply and Demand

Using Supply and Demand

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Production and Costs

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly

Labor Markets, Income Distribution, and Poverty

Introduction to Macroeconomics: Unemployment, Inflation, and Economic Fluctuations

Economic Growth

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Monetary Institutions

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International Economics

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The quantity of money demanded varies inversely with the rate, but the supply of money is almost perfectly with respect to interest rates.