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Unit 5: The Financial Sector
Unit 5: The Financial Sector
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Ap Macroeconomics
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1
Reserves-$27,000 Demand Deposits-$110,000 RR-20%. What is the excess reserves
$5000
$1 billion
$1 million
$1 trillion
2
The multiple banks can expand the supply of money is equal to the reciprocal of
excess reserves
both required and excess reserves combined
the MPC
the reserve ratio
3
In the United States M1 is comprised all of these
except
Coins
Government Bonds
Paper currency
Checkable (direct/demand) deposits
4
Fiat money is
money because it has intrinsic value, such as a commodity
money because it is supported by gold
money because it is blessed by Cthulhu
money because the government asserts that it is
5
Under which condition should you use contractionary (tight money) monetary policy
high recession
low gold supply
low amounts of caring
high inflation
6
Bank ABC has an ER of $4,000 and Demand Deposits of $80,000. RR-25%. Reserve Size is
$24,000
$1 billion
$1 million
$1
7
T/F, easy money policy will ↓ the foreign demand for the US $
False
True
8
When a commercial bank borrows from a Federal reserve bank
the commercial bank's lending ability increases
the supply of money in the economy plummets
the commercial bank can build more Transformers
the amount of loans will decrease
9
T/F the federal funds market is where banks borrow reserves from one another on overnight basis
True
False
10
Identify this graph
money market
The Bull
loanable funds market
The Bear
11
T/F checking accounts are also known as demand deposits
True
False
12
What is the purpose of tight money policy
the enslave people
to fight Godzilla
to stop cancer
raise interest rates and restrict availability of bank cred.
13
In terms of volume or dollar amount, most $ in the US economy is created by
the US Treasury Department
commercial and central banks
borrowing from Batman
trading of gold on the international market
14
Which of these groups is responsible for monetary policy in the US
The Justice League
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
the Treasury Department
Tom Servo and Crow
15
Which of these would
increase
the money supply
buying government bonds
increasing the discount rate
increasing the reserve requirement
selling government bonds
16
What is the main purpose of a legal reserve requirement
the money can be used to create super soldiers
to take over the world, like they do every night
it has no purpose
allows monetary authorities the influence bank lending power
17
When we say money is a medium of exchange, we mean it is
it holds its value
a means of payment
the 9th Horcrux
The plans to the Death Star
18
T/F tight money will cause $ to appreciate and decrease US net exports
False
True
19
The amount a commercial bank can lend is determined by
loans
excess reserves
demand deposits
the bank's president
20
T/F open-market operations involve buying and selling gov bonds/securities by the Fed
True
False
21
Banks create money when they
exchange demand deposits for personal/business IOU (loans)
pick the next president
send out deep space explorers
create super weapons
22
Identify this graph
Stock Market
loanable funds market
Fiat
Management of Mischief
23
T/F, in the short term money supply ↑ will briefly create money surplus and ↓ interest rate
True
False
24
The money functions are
measure of value
all of these
stores value
medium of exchange
25
The money supply is currently backed
by The Force
by the gov.'s ability to control money supply
by gold
by silver
26
Which of these is a tool(s) of monetary policy
discount rate
open-market operations (buying/selling bonds)
all of these
the reserve ratio
27
The Fed sells $500,000 in government securities. If banks have no ER and RR is 20%. $ supply
will expand by $500,000
will stay the same
will explode
will contract by $2, 500, 000
28
What will happen to real interest rates and real outputs if the money supply increases
both increase
r-decreases, output-increases
r-increases, output-decreases
both decrease
29
Which of these is true about the Federal reserve?
all of these
Is divided into 12 Districts
controls monetary policy in the US
Is an institution that oversees the banking system
30
Reserves in a commercial bank include
both of these
neither of these
depositas at the Federal Reserve
the amount of cash in their vault