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CLEP Macroeconomics: Money And Banking

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Changing the money supply to assist the economy to achieve a full employment - noninflationary level of output






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






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






4. Currency + demand deposits






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






6. Each group is less liquid than the one before






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






8. Four categories of money






9. The purchase or sale of government securities






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






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






12. Increases money supply






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






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






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






16. Increase interest rates to decrease the money supply






17. 1/reserve requirement






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






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






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






21. Who determines quantity of money supplied?






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






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






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






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






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






27. Movement along money demand curve






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






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






30. Decreases money supply






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






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






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






34. How banks create money






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






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






37. Decrease interest rates to increase the money supply






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






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






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






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






42. Shift of money demanded curve