Quiz 3
| Question 1 (1.0 points) |
| An increase in the parameter c, the proportion of money individuals wish to hold as currency, will tend to cause which of the following? |
- an increase in the monetary base (H)
- a reduction in the money multiplier
- an increase in the money multiplier
- a reduction in H
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| Question 2 (1.0 points) |
| Which of the following is a liability for the central bank? |
- savings accounts
- bonds
- checkable deposits
- loans
- currency
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| Question 3 (1.0 points) |
| In an economy in which individuals hold both currency and checkable deposits, the money multiplier is represented by which of the following expressions? |
- 1/q
- 1/c
- 1/(1-c)
- 1/[c + q (1-c)]
- [c + q (1-c)]
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| Question 4 (1.0 points) |
| In an economy in which individuals do not hold currency, which of the following expressions represents the money multiplier? |
- 1/(1 - c)
- 1/(1- q)
- 1/c
- 1 - c
- 1/q
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| Question 5 (1.0 points) |
| An increase in the reserve ratio, q, will cause: |
- an increase in the monetary base (H).
- an increase in the money multiplier.
- a reduction in the money multiplier.
- a reduction in H.
- none of the above
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| Question 6 (1.0 points) |
| Banks are different from other financial intermediaries because: |
- some of a bank's deposits are money.
- banks can conduct open market operations on their own.
- banks do not need to hold reserves against their deposits.
- banks receive funds and make loans.
- banks are open longer hours.
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| Question 7 (1.0 points) |
| The velocity of money will increase when which of the following occurs? |
- an increase in income
- the introduction of credit cards into the economy
- a decrease in the interest rate
- all of the above
- none of the above
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| Question 8 (1.0 points) |
| An open market purchase of bonds will cause: |
- a reduction in the money multiplier.
- a reduction in the monetary base (H).
- an increase in the money supply.
- an increase in the money multiplier.
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| Question 9 (1.0 points) |
| The U.S. government currently insures each bank account up to what level? |
- $150,000
- $50,000
- $10,000
- $100,000
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| Question 10 (1.0 points) |
| If individuals do not hold currency, we know that: |
- the money multiplier is 1/q.
- H = R.
- M = D.
- all of the above
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| Question 11 (1.0 points) |
| An increase in income will tend to cause: |
- an increase in bond prices and an increase in the interest rate (i).
- a reduction in bond prices and a reduction in i.
- a reduction in bond prices and an increase in i.
- an increase in bond prices and a reduction in i.
- none of the above
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| Question 12 (1.0 points) |
| The money demand curve will shift to the left when which of the following events occurs? |
- a reduction in the interest rate
- an increase in the interest rate
- an open market purchase of bonds by the central bank
- an open market sale of bonds by the central bank
- none of the above
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| Question 13 (1.0 points) |
| Which of the following are a component of M1? |
- checkable deposits
- money market funds
- bonds
- all of the above
- none of the above
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| Question 14 (1.0 points) |
| Which of the following events will cause the interest rate to decrease? |
- an open market sale of bonds
- an increase in income
- an open market purchase of bonds
- none of the above
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| Question 15 (1.0 points) |
| Which of the following is a characteristic of "bonds"? |
- can be used for transactions
- pay zero interest
- are sold for a price that varies inversely with the interest rate
- all of the above
- none of the above
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| Question 16 (1.0 points) |
| Suppose the supply of money equals the demand for money. Given this information, we know that: |
- the goods market is also in equilibrium.
- the price of bonds will tend increase.
- the supply of bonds also equals the demand for bonds.
- the price of bonds will tend to fall.
- production equals demand.
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| Question 17 (1.0 points) |
| A reduction in the parameter c, the proportion of money individuals wish to hold as currency, will tend to cause which of the following? |
- an increase in the money multiplier
- an increase in the monetary base (H)
- a reduction in the money multiplier
- a reduction in H
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| Question 18 (1.0 points) |
| A reduction in income will cause: |
- a reduction in the supply of central bank money.
- a reduction in the demand for currency.
- a reduction in the demand for reserves.
- all of the above
- both B and C
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| Question 19 (1.0 points) |
| The demand for money: |
- decreases as income increases.
- increases as the interest rate increases.
- decreases as the interest rate increases.
- none of the above
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| Question 20 (1.0 points) |
| An increase in income will cause: |
- a reduction in the supply of central bank money.
- a reduction in the demand for reserves.
- a reduction in the demand for currency.
- none of the above
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| Question 21 (1.0 points) |
| Which of the following is a component of money? |
- bills held by the nonbank public
- checkable deposits
- coins held by the nonbank public
- all of the above
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| Question 22 (1.0 points) |
| An open market sale of bonds will cause: |
- an increase in H.
- an increase in the money multiplier.
- a reduction in the money multiplier.
- a reduction in the monetary base (H).
- none of the above
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| Question 23 (1.0 points) |
| If the public wishes to hold no currency, and the ratio of reserves to deposits is .10, then the money multiplier is ________. |
- 5
- 4
- 0.2
- 1.25
- 10
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| Question 24 (1.0 points) |
| Suppose the central bank wishes to conduct contractionary monetary policy. Given this, we would expect which of the following to occur? |
- a leftward shift in the money demand curve and a rightward shift in the money supply curve
- a rightward shift in the money demand curve and a leftward shift in the money supply curve
- a rightward shift in the money demand curve and a rightward shift in the money supply curve
- a leftward shift in the money demand curve and a leftward shift in the money supply curve
- none of the above
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| Question 25 (1.0 points) |
| Suppose there is an open market sale of bonds. Such an event will cause: |
- a reduction in bond prices and an increase in i.
- an increase in bond prices and an increase in the interest rate (i).
- an increase in bond prices and a reduction in i.
- a reduction in bond prices and a reduction in i.
- none of the above
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