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Everything else held constant,a decrease in the required reserve ratio on checkable deposits causes the M1 money multiplier to ________ and the money supply to ________.


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

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When banks borrow money from the Federal Reserve,these funds are called


A) federal funds.
B) discount loans.
C) federal loans.
D) Treasury funds.

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An increase in U.S.Treasury deposits at the Fed reduces both ________ and the ________.


A) reserves;monetary base
B) Fed liabilities;money multiplier
C) Fed assets;monetary base
D) Fed assets;money multiplier

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The monetary base minus currency in circulation equals


A) reserves.
B) the borrowed base.
C) the nonborrowed base.
D) discount loans.

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If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent,currency in circulation is $400 billion,checkable deposits are $800 billion,and excess reserves total $0.8 billion,then the monetary base is


A) $480 billion.
B) $480.8 billion.
C) $80 billion.
D) $80.8 billion.

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The equation that represents M2 in the model of the money supply process is


A) M2 = C + D.
B) M2 = C + D + T - MMF.
C) M2 = C + D - T + MMF.
D) M2 = C + D + T + MMF.

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In the model of the money supply process,the Federal Reserve's role in influencing the money supply is represented by


A) both the required reserve ratio and the market interest rate.
B) the required reserve ratio,nonborrowed reserves,and borrowed reserves.
C) only borrowed reserves.
D) only nonborrowed reserves.

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Everything else held constant,an increase in currency holdings will cause


A) the money supply to rise.
B) the money supply to remain constant.
C) the money supply to fall.
D) checkable deposits to rise.

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Suppose your payroll check is directly deposited to your checking account.Everything else held constant,total reserves in the banking system ________ and the monetary base ________.


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

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Explain two ways by which the Federal Reserve System can increase the monetary base.Why is the effect of Federal Reserve actions on bank reserves less exact than the effect on the monetary base?

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The Fed can increase the monetary base b...

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During the 2007-2009 financial crisis the currency ratio


A) increased sharply.
B) decreased sharply.
C) increased slightly.
D) decreased slightly.

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A bank has excess reserves of $4,000 and demand deposit liabilities of $100,000 when the required reserve ratio is 20 percent.If the reserve ratio is raised to 25 percent,the bank's excess reserves will be


A) -$5,000.
B) -$1,000.
C) $1,000.
D) $5,000.

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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 10 percent implies that the Fed


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

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If the required reserve ratio is 5 percent,currency in circulation is $400 billion,checkable deposits are $800 billion,and excess reserves total $0.8 billion,then the M1 money multiplier is


A) 2.5.
B) 2.72.
C) 2.3.
D) 0.551.

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A bank has excess reserves of $1,000 and demand deposit liabilities of $80,000 when the reserve requirement is 20 percent.If the reserve requirement is lowered to 10 percent,the bank's excess reserves will be


A) $1,000.
B) $8,000.
C) $9,000.
D) $17,000.

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Everything else held constant,an increase in the excess reserve ratio will mean ________ 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

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If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent,currency in circulation is $400 billion,checkable deposits are $1000 billion,and excess reserves total $1 billion,then the monetary base is


A) $400 billion.
B) $401 billion.
C) $500 billion.
D) $501 billion.

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Suppose a person cashes his payroll check and holds all the funds in the form of currency.Everything else held constant,total reserves in the banking system ________ and the monetary base ________.


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

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The money supply is ________ related to expected deposit outflows,and is ________ related to the market interest rate.


A) negatively;negatively
B) negatively;positively
C) positively;negatively
D) positively;positively

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If reserves in the banking system increase by $100,then checkable deposits will increase by $500 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

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