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9. If real GDP equals 5,000, nominal GDP equals 10,000, and the price level
equals 2, then what is velocity if the money stock equals 2,000?
2
2.5
4
OK 5
10
10. When bank reserves exactly equal bank deposits, the bank is said to engage
in
fractional reserve banking.
diversification.
OK 100% reserve banking.
credit allocation.
open-market operations.
1. All of the following are considered money in the United States EXCEPT:
OK credit cards.
currency.
coins.
checking account balances.
travelers' checks.
2. The link between the money supply and prices is strongest in:
OK the long run.
the short run.
a recession.
a boom.
times of war.
3. According to the quantity equation if the Federal Reserve expects velocity
to increase by 1 percent per year, real GDP to increase by 2 percent per year, and
desires a 2 percent annual rate of inflation, then the money supply should be
increased by approximately _______ percent per year.
1
2
OK 3
4
6
4. If a bank's desired reserve/deposit ratio is .33 and it has deposit
liabilities of $100 million and reserves of $50 million, it:
NO has too few reserves and will reduce its lending.
YES has too many reserves and will increase its lending.
has the correct amount of reserves and outstanding loans.
should increase the amount of its reserves.
should decrease the amount of its reserves.
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4. If the Federal Reserve increased the money supply by 3 percent per year,
real GDP grew by 3 percent per year, and the rate of inflation was 3 percent per
year, then velocity must have increased by approximately _______ percent per year.
1
OK 3
6
9
12
5. A rapidly growing supply of money will lead to:
rising real GDP.
rising velocity.
unemployment.
YES inflation.
NO deflation.
Feedback
Based on the following information, compute the value of the M1 measure of the
money supply.
$320 billion
$330 billion
$520 billion
OK $530 billion
$4,320 billion
9. Liabilities of the commercial banking system include:
reserves and loans.
YES deposits.
NO reserves and deposits.
loans and deposits.
reserves.
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1. In the long run, countries with higher rates of money growth usually have:
OK higher rates of inflation.
lower rates of inflation.
faster growth rates of real output.
smaller budget deficits.
larger trade deficits.
2. In a fractional-reserve banking system the reserve/deposit ratio equals:
currency in bank vaults.
currency held by the public divided by deposits.
100%.
OK less than 100%.
more than 100%.
3. All of the following are considered money in the United States EXCEPT:
OK credit cards.
currency.
coins.
checking account balances.
travelers' checks.
4. Demand deposits and other checkable deposits are _______ the M1 measure of
money and _______ the M2 measure of money.
NO included in; excluded from
YES included in; included in
excluded from; excluded from
excluded from; included in
equal to; excluded from
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1. Money market mutual funds are _______ the M1 measure of money and _______
the M2 measure of money.
included in; excluded from
NO included in; included in
excluded from; excluded from
YES excluded from; included in
equal to; excluded from
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1. Credit card balances are not considered to be money primarily because they:
are rarely used to make purchases.
OK are not part of people's wealth.
are an asset used in making transactions.
do not represent an obligation to pay someone else.
are not available to people with poor credit ratings.
2. The introduction of credit cards and debit cards has _____ velocity.
OK increased
decreased
had no impact on
eliminated
doubled
3. Which of the following is the best example of money used as a unit of
account?
In a prisoner of war camp cigarettes are traded for socks, candy and/or
food, even by nonsmokers.
OK The prices of construction jobs, real estate, and cars on the island of
Yap are quoted in cases of beer to purchase each.
A farmer stores $100 dollar bills in a strong box under the floor in a
barn.
Students use dollar bills to buy textbooks.
A plumber unclogs a drain for a carpenter, who repairs broken steps for
the plumber.
4.
The consolidated balance sheet of the all banks in Macroland is presented below:
Assets Liabilities
Currency $1,000 Deposits $1,000
Loans $900
Based on this balance sheet the banking system of Macroland can be described as
a(n) ________ banking system.
barter
government-insured
YES fractional-reserve
NO 100-percent-reserve
M1
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