Homework 6 example #76461

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When a person makes price comparisons among products, money is being used as a(n)
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unit of account.
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A bank is _______ when its _______ become(s) _______ .
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insolvent; net worth; negative
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Which of the following is an example of a bank's liabilities?
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checkable deposits
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One disadvantage of commodity money is that
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its quantity can fluctuate erratically.
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The federal funds rate is the interest rate the Fed charges to banks when it lends reserves to them.
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False
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Which of the following describes the medium-of-exchange function of money?
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paying $30 for a haircut
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When the price of a bond rises, the interest rate paid on the bond also rises.
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False
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Sketch Money Demand and Supply curves and label the equilibrium interest rate. If the interest rate is above the equilibrium rate, there will be
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an excess supply of money and the interest rate will fall.
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using money as a medium of exchange?
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It reduces the overall price level
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A financial institution that accepts deposits, makes loans, and offers checking accounts is
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a commercial bank.
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The functions of money are
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a store of value, a unit of account, and a medium of exchange.
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When a bank receives new deposits, it can make new loans up to the amount of
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the excess reserves generated by the deposits
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The monetary aggregate, M1, increases when
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an individual switches funds from a savings account to a checking account.
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The demand for money curve is negatively sloped because people tend to hold less money at lower interest rates.
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False
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If bond prices rise,
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interest rates fall, which in turn, stimulate investment.
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A bank's reserves are
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deposits that banks have accepted from customers but have not loaned out.
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A bond is
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a debt instrument, that is, the issuer has taken out a loan.
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Which of the following best illustrates the unit of account function of money?
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You list prices for clothing sold on your Web site, www.nattydresser.com, in dollars.
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Money is any item that is widely used and freely accepted as payment for goods and services.
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True
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The ease with which an asset can be converted to money is its
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liquidity.
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Higher interest rates tend to increase the demand for money.
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False
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Between the early 1970s and the mid-2000s, banks' share of the U.S. credit market financial assets
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has diminished significantly as nonbank financial intermediaries started to offer more and more services that were previously offered exclusively by banks.
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A bank that has no excess reserves
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cannot create loans.
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Credit cards are
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not money.
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Suppose the required reserve ratio is 10%. If a bank has total reserves of $80,000 and checkable deposits of $550,000, what is the amount of the bank's required reserves?
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$55,000
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When banks hold more reserves than are required, such reserves are called
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excess reserves.
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Currency in the United States today is
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fiat money.
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What is meant by leverage?
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use of borrowed funds to magnify returns (and maybe losses)
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As a result of an increase in the money supply, the aggregate demand will shift to the left.
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False
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What happens in the money market when there is an increase in the supply of money?
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The equilibrium quantity of money increases and the equilibrium interest rate decreases.
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Separation of commercial and investment banking was accomplished in the great depression by which law?
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Glass-Steagall
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The discount rate is the rate of interest charged when banks lend excess reserves to one another.
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False
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The principle of fractional reserve banking makes it possible for a
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bank to make loans.
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What happens when you withdraw cash from a bank?
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The bank's reserves are reduced.
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The demand curve for money shows the quantity of money demanded at each interest rate, all other things unchanged.
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True
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The required reserve ratio is 10%. What is the value of the deposit multiplier?
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10
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An increase in the money supply will lower the equilibrium rate of interest.
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True
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An increase in the money supply tends to reduce investment.
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False
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The Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has the power to close a bank when
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the bank is insolvent.
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Which of the following is an example of a bank's assets?
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loans made to customers
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The financial system's role in the economic system is to
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transfers resources (funds) from savers to borrowers
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Which of the following is included in M2 but not in M1?
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small-denomination time deposits
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Money is any item that
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serves as a medium of exchange for goods and services.
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All else constant, a decrease in the supply of money will lead to
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an increase in interest rates
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Gresham's Law
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is the tendency for bad money to drive good money out of circulation.
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Commodity money is paper currency that may be redeemed for a specific commodity at a specified rate on the currency.
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False
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An institution that collects funds from lenders and distributes these funds to borrowers is called
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a financial intermediary.
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Which of the following is not an example of a financial intermediary?
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the New York Stock Exchange
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Rank the following items in terms of most liquid to least liquid.
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cash, checkable deposits, savings deposits, an office building your father owns
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Suppose the Fed increases reserves. We can expect this transaction to
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increase the money supply, raise bond prices, and lower interest rates.
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The opportunity cost of holding money is
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the higher interest rates that can be earned by holding a bond fund.
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Fiat money is money that has a value apart from its use as money.
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False
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Which of the following describes the store of value function of money?
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putting away $50 each month into your savings account
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Which of the following decreases the demand for money?
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a decrease in real GDP
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Which of the following is NOT part of M1?
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savings accounts
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If the reserve ratio is 10%, and banks do not hold excess reserves, a $10 million in reserves would increase the money supply by at most
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$100 million