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CLEP Macroeconomics: Money And Banking

Subjects : clep, economics
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If the Federal reserve lowers the reserve requirement - the interest rate will ________






2. Decrease interest rates to increase the money supply






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






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






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






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






7. Increases money supply






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






9. Currency + demand deposits






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






11. How banks create money






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






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






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






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






16. 1/reserve requirement






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






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






19. Shift of money demanded curve






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






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






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






23. Movement along money demand curve






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






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






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






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






28. Decreases money supply






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






30. The purchase or sale of government securities






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






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






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






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






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






36. Increase interest rates to decrease the money supply






37. Each group is less liquid than the one before






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






39. Who determines quantity of money supplied?






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






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






42. Four categories of money