Question 1

A reserve requirement of 10% implies a money multiplier of 10 and a reserve requirement of 15% implies a money multiplier of 15.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If you deposit $500 cash into your account at a commercial bank.If it faces a 10 percent required reserve ratio,as a result of your deposit,the bank will:

Accepted Answer

A)   have $450 of additional excess reserves.
B)   be capable of lending an additional $5,000.
C)   be capable of lending an additional $500
D)   have $50 of additional excess reserves.

Question 3

Banks create money when they increase demand deposits through the process of creating loans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Banks are considered a safer place to deposit money now than they were prior to 1933 because:

Accepted Answer

A)   gold reserves have increased.
B)   reserve requirements are higher.
C)   they are more closely regulated.
D)   the FDIC was created.

Question 5

Which of the following combinations would have an indeterminate effect on the size of the money supply?

Accepted Answer

A)   an increase in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and a decrease in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves
B)   an increase in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and an increase in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves
C)   a decrease in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and a decrease in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves
D)   none of the above

Question 6

When is a particular bank in a position to make new loans?

Accepted Answer

A)   When required reserves equal actual reserves.
B)   When required reserves exceed actual reserves.
C)   When required reserves are less than actual reserves.
D)   all of the above

Question 7

Suppose you found $1,000 hidden in your mattress and deposited it in a demand deposit account at your bank.If the reserve requirement was 20 percent,the deposit would directly create ____ in excess reserves and ultimately lead to a ____ total increase in the money supply,if all banks in the system lend out 100 percent of their excess reserves.

Accepted Answer

A)   $800; $4,000
B)   $800; $5,000
C)   $1,000; $4,000
D)   $1,000; $5,000

Question 8

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Demand deposits and other checkable deposits have replaced paper and metallic currency as the major source of money used for transactions in the United States.
B)   Credit cards are not money; they are substitutes for the use of money in exchange.
C)   Most of the money that we use for day-to-day transactions is not official legal tender.
D)   all of the above

Question 9

If a bank had demand deposits of $80 million and it faced a 25 percent required reserve ratio,it would be required to have how many reserves?

Accepted Answer

A)   $20 million
B)   $40 million
C)   $60 million
D)   $80 million

Question 10

If a bank had the reserve requirement of 10 percent and excess reserves of $2,000,the largest loan it could legally extend would be:

Accepted Answer

A)   $200.
B)   $1,800.
C)   $2,000.
D)   $20,000.

Question 11

Money almost always serves as the standard unit for quoting prices.This is another way of saying money serves as a:

Accepted Answer

A)   medium of exchange.
B)   store of value.
C)   standard of value.
D)   commodity itself.

Question 12

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Actual reserves equal required reserves minus excess reserves.
B)   The predominant liability of virtually all banks is loans.
C)   The lower the required reserve ratio, the larger the money multiplier.
D)   If some banks choose not to lend all of their excess reserves, the total amount of money created by an initial cash deposit will be larger.

Question 13

Which of the following is the best definition of money?

Accepted Answer

A)   anything generally accepted as a payment for goods or repayment of debt
B)   anything that is a liability of the federal government
C)   anything that is a liability of a commercial bank
D)   coins and currency in the hands of the public

Question 14

New loans create money directly,but they also create excess reserves in other banks,which leads to still further increases in both loans and the supply of money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Money lowers the transaction cost when:

Accepted Answer

A)   the economy is experiencing rapid inflation.
B)   its value is stable.
C)   the rate of inflation is uncertain.
D)   there is widespread deflation

Question 16

Money functioning as a medium of exchange results in an increase in transactions costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following observations concerning money market mutual funds is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are interest-earning accounts provided by brokers.
B)   They are considered to be near money.
C)   Depositors are allowed to write checks against their accounts.
D)   These funds are invested in long-term securities.

Question 18

A decrease in the excess reserves banks want to hold,together with people taking currency out of their demand deposit accounts,would:

Accepted Answer

A)   increase the money supply.
B)   decrease the money supply.
C)   leave the money supply unchanged.
D)   have an indeterminate effect on the money supply.

Question 19

If individuals will no longer accept a currency,is it still considered to be money?

Accepted Answer

A)   No, because one of the main characteristics necessary for something to serve as money is that it must be generally acceptable.
B)   No, because of Gresham's Law.
C)   Yes, because the government identifies it as legal tender.
D)   Yes, because one of the main characteristics necessary for something to serve as money is that it must be generally acceptable.

Question 20

Which of the following changes would clearly increase the supply of money in the banking system?

Accepted Answer

A)   an increase in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and a decrease in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves
B)   an increase in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and an increase in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves
C)   a decrease in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and a decrease in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves
D)   a decrease in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and an increase in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves

Exam 25: Monetary Institutions

Which of the following observations concerning money market mutual funds is not true?

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Which of the following is true?

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Which of the following is true?

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If a bank had demand deposits of $80 million and it faced a 25 percent required reserve ratio,it would be required to have how many reserves?

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A decrease in the excess reserves banks want to hold,together with people taking currency out of their demand deposit accounts,would:

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Money almost always serves as the standard unit for quoting prices.This is another way of saying money serves as a:

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Which of the following changes would clearly increase the supply of money in the banking system?

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Money functioning as a medium of exchange results in an increase in transactions costs.

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A reserve requirement of 10% implies a money multiplier of 10 and a reserve requirement of 15% implies a money multiplier of 15.

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When is a particular bank in a position to make new loans?

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Which of the following combinations would have an indeterminate effect on the size of the money supply?

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Money lowers the transaction cost when:

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If individuals will no longer accept a currency,is it still considered to be money?

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Banks are considered a safer place to deposit money now than they were prior to 1933 because:

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Banks create money when they increase demand deposits through the process of creating loans.

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If a bank had the reserve requirement of 10 percent and excess reserves of $2,000,the largest loan it could legally extend would be:

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Which of the following is the best definition of money?

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New loans create money directly,but they also create excess reserves in other banks,which leads to still further increases in both loans and the supply of money.

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If you deposit $500 cash into your account at a commercial bank.If it faces a 10 percent required reserve ratio,as a result of your deposit,the bank will:

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Exam 25: Monetary Institutions

Which of the following observations concerning money market mutual funds is not true?

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Which of the following is true?

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Which of the following is true?

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If a bank had demand deposits of $80 million and it faced a 25 percent required reserve ratio,it would be required to have how many reserves?

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A decrease in the excess reserves banks want to hold,together with people taking currency out of their demand deposit accounts,would:

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Money almost always serves as the standard unit for quoting prices.This is another way of saying money serves as a:

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Which of the following changes would clearly increase the supply of money in the banking system?

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Money functioning as a medium of exchange results in an increase in transactions costs.

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A reserve requirement of 10% implies a money multiplier of 10 and a reserve requirement of 15% implies a money multiplier of 15.

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When is a particular bank in a position to make new loans?

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Which of the following combinations would have an indeterminate effect on the size of the money supply?

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Money lowers the transaction cost when:

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If individuals will no longer accept a currency,is it still considered to be money?

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Banks are considered a safer place to deposit money now than they were prior to 1933 because:

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Banks create money when they increase demand deposits through the process of creating loans.

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If a bank had the reserve requirement of 10 percent and excess reserves of $2,000,the largest loan it could legally extend would be:

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Which of the following is the best definition of money?

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New loans create money directly,but they also create excess reserves in other banks,which leads to still further increases in both loans and the supply of money.

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If you deposit $500 cash into your account at a commercial bank.If it faces a 10 percent required reserve ratio,as a result of your deposit,the bank will:

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