The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, 9e (Mishkin)

Chapter 14 The Money Supply Process

14.1 Three Players in the Money Supply Process

1) The government agency that oversees the banking system and is responsible for the conduct of monetary policy in the United States is A) the Federal Reserve System. B) the United States Treasury. C) the U.S. Gold Commission. D) the House of Representatives. Answer: A

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2) Individuals that lend funds to a bank by opening a checking account are called A) policyholders. B) partners. C) depositors. D) debt holders. Answer: C

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3) The three players in the money supply process include A) banks, depositors, and the U.S. Treasury. B) banks, depositors, and borrowers.

C) banks, depositors, and the central bank. D) banks, borrowers, and the central bank. Answer: C

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4) Of the three players in the money supply process, most observers agree that the most important player is

A) the United States Treasury. B) the Federal Reserve System. C) the FDIC.

D) the Office of Thrift Supervision. Answer: B

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14.2 The Fed's Balance Sheet

1) Both ________ and ________ are Federal Reserve assets. A) currency in circulation; reserves

B) currency in circulation; government securities C) government securities; discount loans D) government securities; reserves Answer: C

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2) The monetary liabilities of the Federal Reserve include A) government securities and discount loans. B) currency in circulation and reserves. C) government securities and reserves.

D) currency in circulation and discount loans. Answer: B

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3) Both ________ and ________ are monetary liabilities of the Fed. A) government securities; discount loans B) currency in circulation; reserves C) government securities; reserves

D) currency in circulation; discount loans Answer: B

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4) The sum of the Fed's monetary liabilities and the U.S. Treasury's monetary liabilities is called A) the money supply. B) currency in circulation. C) bank reserves. D) the monetary base. Answer: D

Ques Status: Previous Edition 5) The monetary base consists of

A) currency in circulation and Federal Reserve notes.

B) currency in circulation and the U.S. Treasury's monetary liabilities. C) currency in circulation and reserves. D) reserves and Federal Reserve Notes. Answer: C

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6) Total reserves minus bank deposits with the Fed equals A) vault cash.

B) excess reserves. C) required reserves.

D) currency in circulation. Answer: A

Ques Status: Previous Edition 7) Reserves are equal to the sum of

A) required reserves and excess reserves. B) required reserves and vault cash reserves. C) excess reserves and vault cash reserves. D) vault cash reserves and total reserves. Answer: A

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8) Total reserves are the sum of ________ and ________. A) excess reserves; borrowed reserves

B) required reserves; currency in circulation C) vault cash; excess reserves

D) excess reserves; required reserves Answer: D

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9) 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. Answer: B

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10) Total Reserves minus vault cash equals A) bank deposits with the Fed. B) excess reserves. C) required reserves.

D) currency in circulation. Answer: A

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11) The amount of deposits that banks must hold in reserve is A) excess reserves. B) required reserves. C) total reserves. D) vault cash. Answer: B

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12) The percentage of deposits that banks must hold in reserve is the A) excess reserve ratio. B) required reserve ratio. C) total reserve ratio. D) currency ratio. Answer: B

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13) Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds two million dollars in vault cash, eight million dollars on deposit with the Federal Reserve, and one million dollars in

required reserves. Given this information, we can say First National Bank has ________ million dollars in excess reserves. A) three B) nine C) ten D) eleven Answer: B

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14) Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds two million dollars in vault cash, eight million dollars on deposit with the Federal Reserve, and one million dollars in required reserves. Given this information, we can say First National Bank faces a required reserve ratio of ________ percent. A) ten B) twenty C) eighty D) ninety Answer: A

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15) Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds two million dollars in vault cash, eight million dollars on deposit with the Federal Reserve, and nine million dollars in excess reserves. Given this information, we can say First National Bank has ________ million dollars in required reserves. A) one B) two C) eight D) ten

Answer: A

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16) Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds two million dollars in vault cash, eight million dollars on deposit with the Federal Reserve, and nine million dollars in excess reserves. Given this information, we can say First National Bank faces a required reserve ratio of ________ percent. A) ten B) twenty C) eighty D) ninety Answer: A

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17) Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds eight million dollars on deposit with the Federal Reserve, one million dollars in required reserves, and faces a required reserve ratio of ten percent. Given this information, we can say First National Bank has ________ million dollars in excess reserves. A) two B) eight C) nine D) ten

Answer: C

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18) Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds eight million dollars on deposit with the Federal Reserve, one million dollars in required reserves, and faces a required reserve ratio of ten percent. Given this information, we can say First National Bank has ________ million dollars in vault cash. A) two B) eight C) nine D) ten

Answer: A

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19) Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds two million dollars in vault cash, nine million dollars in excess reserves, and faces a required reserve ratio of ten percent. Given this information, we can say First National Bank has ________ million dollars in required reserves. A) one B) two C) eight D) ten

Answer: A

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