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CLEP Macroeconomics: Money And Banking

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The rate at which the Fed will loan money to commercial banks






2. Occurs when the Fed switches the deposits between its own accounts and the accounts of the commercial banks






3. Quantity of money demanded and interest rate are ________ related






4. Shift of money demanded curve






5. Increase interest rates to decrease the money supply






6. M2 + deposits held by other financial institutions (trust companies - credit unions)






7. Movement along money demand curve






8. M2+ + non-personal term deposits + foreign currency deposits






9. M1 + personal savings deposits + non-personal notice deposits (from chartered banks)






10. Informal discussions that occur between the commercial banks and the Fed about monetary and other policies






11. The ratio of a bank's cash assets to its deposit liabilities






12. Contractionary monetary policy is used during a period of _________






13. Changing the money supply to assist the economy to achieve a full employment - noninflationary level of output






14. Currency + demand deposits






15. Entity responsible for managing the money supply in accordance with the needs of the economy






16. Each group is less liquid than the one before






17. Shows how interest rates affect investment expenditure - and ultimately real GDP - prices and unemployment






18. The rate the Federal Reserve charges banks to borrow money






19. The amount received by a lender and paid by a borrower expressed as a percentage of the amount of a loan






20. If the Federal reserve lowers the reserve requirement - the interest rate will ________






21. (1) medium of exchange; (2) store of value; (3) unit of account






22. The purchase or sale of government securities






23. The multiple by which the banking system can expand the money supply for each dollar of excess reserves






24. What determines how much cash people will want to hold?






25. T/F. The transactions demand for money is dependent on the interest rate.






26. Decrease interest rates to increase the money supply






27. Households using money to pay bills - purchase materials - etc.






28. How banks create money






29. Decreases money supply






30. When the Fed purchases securities it ________ the banks' reserves






31. Four categories of money






32. Equilibrium force in quantity of money demanded and quantity of money supplied






33. The Federal Reserve policies that are aimed at changing the size of the money supply and interest rates to affect the national economy






34. The money that a bank has in reserve which exceeds the reserve requirement






35. Stems from the fact that money is a store of value and people hold their financial assets in many forms






36. Open market operations effect the money supply and _______ _____






37. Increases money supply






38. Expansionary monetary policy is used during a period of _________






39. The amount that a bank must keep in its reserve in order to meet cash demands






40. Lender of last resort - supervisor of member banks - provider of check-clearing services - and controller of money supply






41. 1/reserve requirement






42. Who determines quantity of money supplied?