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Part of the increase in currency holdings in the 1960s and 1970s can be attributed to


A) increases in income tax rates.
B) the switch from progressive to proportional income taxes.
C) the adoption of regressive taxes.
D) bracket creep due to inflation and progressive income taxes.

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There are two ways in which the Fed can provide additional reserves to the banking system: it can ________ government bonds or it can ________ discount loans to commercial banks.


A) sell;extend
B) sell;call in
C) purchase;extend
D) purchase;call in

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If reserves in the banking system increase by $100,then checkable deposits will increase by $667 in the simple model of deposit creation when the required reserve ratio is


A) 0.01.
B) 0.05.
C) 0.15.
D) 0.20.

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In the simple deposit expansion model,a decline in checkable deposits of $1,000 when the required reserve ratio is equal to 20 percent implies that the Fed


A) sold $200 in government bonds.
B) sold $500 in government bonds.
C) purchased $200 in government bonds.
D) purchased $500 in government bonds.

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If reserves in the banking system increase by $100,then checkable deposits will increase by $100 in the simple model of deposit creation when the required reserve ratio is


A) 0.01.
B) 0.10.
C) 0.20.
D) 1.00.

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Everything else held constant,if the sum of the required reserve ratio and the excess reserve ratio is less than one,an increase in the currency-deposit ratio causes the M1 money multiplier to ________ and the money supply to ________.


A) decrease;increase
B) increase;decrease
C) decrease;decrease
D) increase;increase

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The M2 money multiplier is


A) negatively related to high-powered money.
B) positively related to the time deposit ratio.
C) positively related to the required reserve ratio.
D) positively related to the excess reserves ratio.

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Models describing the determination of the money supply and the Fed's role in this process normally focus on ________ rather than ________,since Fed actions have a more predictable effect on the former.


A) reserves;the monetary base
B) reserves;high-powered money
C) the monetary base;high-powered money
D) the monetary base;reserves

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If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent,currency in circulation is $400 billion,checkable deposits are $800 billion,and excess reserves total $0.8 billion,then the excess reserves-checkable deposit ratio is


A) 0.001.
B) 0.10.
C) 0.01.
D) 0.05.

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The money supply is ________ related to the nonborrowed monetary base,and ________ related to the level of borrowed reserves.


A) positively;negatively
B) negatively;not
C) positively;positively
D) negatively;negatively

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The two most important categories of assets on the Fed's balance sheet are ________ and ________ because they earn interest.


A) discount loans;coins
B) securities;discount loans
C) gold;coins
D) cash items in the process of collection;SDR certificate accounts

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Which of the following are NOT liabilities on the Fed's balance sheet?


A) discount loans
B) bank deposits
C) deferred availability cash items
D) U.S.Treasury deposits

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The monetary liabilities of the Federal Reserve include


A) securities and loans to financial institutions.
B) currency in circulation and reserves.
C) securities and reserves.
D) currency in circulation and loans to financial institutions.

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When the Federal Reserve calls in a discount loan from a bank,the monetary base ________ and reserves ________.


A) remains unchanged;decrease
B) remains unchanged;increase
C) decreases;decrease
D) decreases;remains unchanged

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During the 2007-2009 financial crisis the currency ratio


A) increased sharply.
B) decreased sharply.
C) increased slightly.
D) decreased slightly.

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During the 2007-2009 financial crisis the excess reserve ratio


A) increased sharply.
B) decreased sharply.
C) increased slightly.
D) decreased slightly.

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If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent,currency in circulation is $400 billion,checkable deposits are $800 billion,and excess reserves total $0.8 billion,then the monetary base is


A) $480 billion.
B) $480.8 billion.
C) $80 billion.
D) $80.8 billion.

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Everything else held constant,an increase in the required reserve ratio will mean ________ in the M2 money multiplier and ________ in the M2 money supply.


A) an increase;an increase
B) an increase;a decrease
C) a decrease;an increase
D) a decrease;a decrease

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A bank has excess reserves of $1,000 and demand deposit liabilities of $80,000 when the reserve requirement is 20 percent.If the reserve requirement is lowered to 10 percent,the bank's excess reserves will be


A) $1,000.
B) $8,000.
C) $9,000.
D) $17,000.

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In the model of the money supply process,the depositor's role in influencing the money supply is represented by


A) the currency holdings.
B) the currency holdings and excess reserve.
C) the currency holdings and borrowed reserve.
D) the market interest rate.

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