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A simple deposit multiplier equal to four implies a required reserve ratio equal to


A) 100 percent.
B) 50 percent.
C) 25 percent.
D) 0 percent.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In the simple deposit expansion model,if the Fed purchases $100 worth of bonds from a bank that previously had no excess reserves,deposits in the banking system can potentially increase by


A) $10.
B) $100.
C) $100 times the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio.
D) $100 times the required reserve ratio.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent,currency in circulation is $400 billion,checkable deposits are $1,000 billion,and excess reserves total $1 billion,then the currency-deposit ratio is


A) 0.25.
B) 0.50.
C) 0.40.
D) 0.05.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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An increase in U.S. Treasury deposits at the Fed reduces both ________ and the ________.


A) reserves;monetary base
B) Fed liabilities;money multiplier
C) Fed assets;monetary base
D) Fed assets;money multiplier

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Everything else held constant,a decrease in the currency ratio will mean ________ in the M1 money multiplier and ________ in the M2 money multiplier.


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

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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In the early 1930s,the currency-deposit ratio rose,as did the level of excess reserves. Money supply analysis predicts that,everything else held constant,the money supply should have


A) risen.
B) fallen.
C) remain unchanged.
D) either risen,fallen,or remain unchanged.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Suppose a person cashes his payroll check and holds all the funds in the form of currency. Everything else held constant,total reserves in the banking system ________ and the monetary base ________.


A) remain unchanged;increases
B) decrease;increases
C) decrease;remains unchanged
D) decrease;decreases

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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The Fed's holdings of securities consist primarily of ________,but also in the past have included ________.


A) Treasury securities;bankers' acceptances
B) municipal securities;bankers' acceptances
C) bankers' acceptances;Treasury securities
D) Treasury securities;municipal securities

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Excess reserves are equal to


A) total reserves minus discount loans.
B) vault cash plus deposits with Federal Reserve banks minus required reserves.
C) vault cash minus required reserves.
D) deposits with the Fed minus vault cash plus required reserves.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Everything else held constant,an increase in wealth will cause the holdings of checkable deposits to the holdings of currency to ________ and the currency ratio will ________.


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

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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If a bank has excess reserves of $4,000 and demand deposit liabilities of $100,000,and if the reserve requirement is 10 percent,then the bank has actual reserves of


A) $14,000.
B) $19,000.
C) $24,000.
D) $29,000.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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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.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Assuming initially that the required reserve ratio = 15%,the currency-deposit ratio = 40%,and the excess reserve ratio = 5%,a decrease in the excess reserve ratio to 0% causes the M1 money multiplier to ________,everything else held constant.


A) increase from 2.33 to 2.55
B) decrease from 2.55 to 2.33
C) increase from 1.67 to 1.82
D) decrease from 1.82 to 1.67

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Everything else held constant,an increase in the money market fund 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

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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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 M1 money multiplier is


A) 2.5.
B) 1.67.
C) 2.0.
D) 0.601.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Since the Federal Reserve sets the required reserve ratio to less than one,one dollar of reserves can support ________ of checkable deposits.


A) exactly one dollar
B) less than one dollar
C) more than one dollar
D) exactly twice the amount

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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A simple deposit multiplier equal to two implies a required reserve ratio equal to


A) 100 percent.
B) 50 percent.
C) 25 percent.
D) 0 percent.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Assuming initially that the required reserve ratio = 10%,the currency-deposit ratio = 40%,and the excess reserve ratio = 0,an decrease in the currency-deposit ratio to 30% causes the M1 money multiplier to ________,everything else held constant.


A) increase from 2.8 to 3.25
B) decrease from 3.25 to 2.8
C) increase from 2.8 to 3.5
D) decrease from 3.5 to 2.8

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Everything else held constant,an increase in the interest rate paid on checkable deposits will cause ________ in the amount of checkable deposits held relative to currency holdings and ________ in the currency ratio.


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

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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A bank has excess reserves of $4,000 and demand deposit liabilities of $100,000 when the required reserve ratio is 20 percent. If the reserve ratio is raised to 25 percent,the bank's excess reserves will be


A) -$5,000.
B) -$1,000.
C) $1,000.
D) $5,000.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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