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CLEP Macroeconomics: Money And Banking

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Entity responsible for managing the money supply in accordance with the needs of the economy






2. Who determines quantity of money supplied?






3. The rate at which the Fed will loan money to commercial banks






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






5. 1/reserve requirement






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






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






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






9. The purchase or sale of government securities






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






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






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






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






14. Each group is less liquid than the one before






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






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






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






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






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






20. Four categories of money






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






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






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






24. Decrease interest rates to increase the money supply






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






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






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






28. Increases money supply






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






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






31. Decreases money supply






32. Shift of money demanded curve






33. How banks create money






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






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






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






37. Movement along money demand curve






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






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






40. Increase interest rates to decrease the money supply






41. Currency + demand deposits






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






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