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Logan finds $10 in his jacket pocket and deposits it into a bank. As a result of this single transaction, M1 has


A) increased by $10.
B) increased by more than $10.
C) increased by less than $10.
D) not changed.

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If the reserve ratio is designated by "r," how much of a deposit can banks lend out?


A) 1 / r
B) (1 - r)
C) 1 / (1 - r)
D) r / (1 - r)

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Which of the following are examples of "mediums of exchange"?


A) money used to buy goods
B) goods used to obtain other goods
C) pigs used to obtain chickens
D) all of the above

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Recall the Application about the Fed increasing bank reserves during the financial crisis in 2008 to answer the following question(s) . During the height of the financial crisis in September 2008, The Fed injected large amounts of reserves into banks, and in the next month, they started paying interest to banks on these reserves. Prior to this time, banks earned no interest on either required or excess reserves. -According to this Application, the Fed started paying interest to banks on reserves. All else equal, this would tend to ________ on a bank's balance sheet.


A) increase loans
B) increase deposits
C) increase reserves
D) all of the above

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M1 is larger than M2.

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If the banking system has a required reserve ratio of 25 percent, then the money multiplier is


A) 2.
B) 4.
C) 5.
D) 10.

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Recall the Application about the Fed increasing bank reserves during the financial crisis in 2008 to answer the following question(s) . During the height of the financial crisis in September 2008, The Fed injected large amounts of reserves into banks, and in the next month, they started paying interest to banks on these reserves. Prior to this time, banks earned no interest on either required or excess reserves. -According to the Application, the Fed started paying interest to banks on reserves. Since this change has occurred,


A) total reserves now far exceed required reserves.
B) total reserves are finally equal to required reserves.
C) all total reserves are now excess reserves.
D) required reserves now exceed total reserves.

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If the reserve ratio is 10 percent, the money multiplier is equal to 10.

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The Federal Reserve is a branch of the Treasury Department, and is therefore subject to significant government control.

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When money is used to express the value of goods and services, it is functioning as a


A) medium of exchange.
B) store of value.
C) unit of account.
D) store of purchasing power.

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A bank may make loans until its


A) required reserves are exhausted.
B) excess reserves are exhausted.
C) total assets are exhausted.
D) total liabilities are exhausted.

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Explain why depositing cash into a checking account does not change the money supply.

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The deposited cash reduces the currency ...

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Suppose that someone deposits $10,000 into a bank. Assuming a reserve requirement ratio of 20 percent, what will be the eventual increase in checking account balances?

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A bank's excess reserves are the fraction of a bank's deposits held at the Federal Reserve.

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Deposits in savings accounts are included in


A) M1.
B) M2.
C) both M1 and M2.
D) neither M1 nor M2.

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Credit cards are regularly used in economic exchanges, so credit card balances are included in the definition of money.

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Suppose a bank has $200,000 in deposits, a reserve ratio of 10 percent, and reserves of $45,000. This bank has excess reserves of


A) $155,000.
B) $25,000.
C) $10,000.
D) $5,000.

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A reason that economists keep an eye on both M2 and M1 is because


A) M2 is more accurate than M1.
B) both fluctuate widely and frequently in total dollar value.
C) money market accounts are sometimes used like checking accounts and sometimes like savings accounts.
D) during a recession, M1 is meaningless.

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Assuming all excess reserves are loaned out, currency holdings by the public are zero, and a reserve ratio of 5 percent, an initial deposit of $10,000 will lead to a total increase in deposits of


A) $500.
B) $10,000.
C) $50,000.
D) $200,000.

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Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve determines monetary policies and strategies based on the state of the economy.

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