Macro Chapter 9 example #74817

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Currency and checkable deposits are:
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debts of the Federal Reserve Banks or of financial institutions.
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As of 2016, the largest component of the money supply (M1) is:
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checkable deposits.
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The M1 money supply is composed of:
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checkable deposits and currency.
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Tony Lai deposits $200 in currency in his checking account at a bank. This deposit is treated as:
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no change in the money supply because the $200 in currency has been converted to a $200 increase in checkable deposits. Correct
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One reason that "near-monies" are important is because:
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they can be easily converted into money or vice versa, and thereby can influence the stability of the economy.
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Which one of the following is true about the U.S. Federal Reserve System?
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There are 12 Federal Reserve Districts.
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Which group is responsible for the policy of the Federal Reserve on purchasing and selling government securities?
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Federal Open Market Committee
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Approximately how many commercial banks are there in the United States as of 2017?
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6,000
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Firms that pool deposits by customers to purchase stocks or bonds are known as:
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mutual fund companies
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A bank has $2 million in checkable deposits. In the bank's balance sheet, this would be an example of:
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a liability.
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A commercial bank has actual reserves of $1 million and checkable-deposit liabilities of $9 million, while the required reserve ratio is 10 percent. The excess reserves of the bank are:
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$100,000.
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Suppose the Northwestern Bank has excess reserves of $12,000 and outstanding checkable deposits of $125,000. If the reserve requirement is 20 percent, what are the bank's actual reserves?
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$37,000
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Henry Trudeau deposits $2,000 in currency in the First Street Bank. Later that same day Jane Harris negotiates a loan for $5,400 at the same bank. After these transactions, the supply of money has:
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increased by $5,400.
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Other things being equal, an expansion of commercial bank lending:
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increases the money supply.
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The multiple by which the commercial banking system can expand the supply of money is equal to the reciprocal of:
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the reserve ratio.
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If the reserve ratio is 15 percent and commercial bankers decide to hold additional excess reserves equal to 5 percent of any newly acquired checkable deposits, then the relevant monetary multiplier for the banking system will be:
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5
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If a coin is token money, its face value is greater than its intrinsic value.
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True
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A small time deposit is one that is less than $100,000.
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True
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The currency owned by commercial banks is included in the money supply.
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False
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The value of money in the United States is based on the stocks of precious metals held by the U.S. government.
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False
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Electronic money and smart cards will increase the problems for the Federal Reserve in controlling the money supply.
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True
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Commercial banks monetize claims when they sell securities to Federal Reserve Banks.
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False