ECON 201: Aplia Ch. 21 (The Monetary System) – Flashcards
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The money supply includes all of the following EXCEPT
metal coins.
paper currency.
lines of credit accessible with credit cards.
bank balances accessible with debit cards.
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lines of credit accessible with credit cards.
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Chloe takes $100 of currency from her wallet and deposits it into her checking account.
If the bank adds the entire $100 to reserves, the money supply ________, but if the bank lends out some of the $100, the money supply ________.
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is unchanged, increases
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If the reserve ratio is ¼ and the central bank increases the quantity of reserves in the banking system by $120, the money supply increases by
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480.
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Which of the following actions by the Federal Reserve would reduce the money supply?
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an increase in the interest rate paid on reserves
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In a system of fractional-reserve banking, even without any action by the central bank, the money supply declines if households choose to hold ________ currency or if banks choose to hold ________ excess reserves.
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more, more
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Indicate whether the function is a medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value in the U.S. economy.
1. U.S. Penny
2. Mexican Peso
3. Picasso painting
4. Plastic credit card
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1. Medium of Exchange, Unit of Account, and Store of value in the US economy
2. Store of value in the US economy
3. Store of value in the US economy
4. None
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Indicate whether each of the following is considered money in the U.S. economy.
1. U.S. Penny
2. Mexican Peso
3. Picasso painting
4. Plastic credit card
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1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. No
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Money has what 3 functions?
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1. Medium of exchange
2. Unit of account
3. Store of value
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medium of exchange
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is an item that buyers give to sellers when they purchase goods and services.
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A unit of account
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is the yardstick people use to post prices and record debts.
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A store of value
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is an item that people can use to transfer purchasing power from the present to the future.
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Reserves=
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Reserve Ratio X Deposits
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Loans=
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Deposits - Reserves
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Deposits+Capital-Reserves
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What 3 ways can a bank return to its reserve ratio?
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1. Attract additional deposits
2. Borrow money from the Fed
3. Borrow money from another bank
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Increase in money deposits=
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Money multiplyer (1/Reserve Ratio) X Deposit
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You take $100 you had kept under your mattress and deposit it in your bank account. Suppose this $100 stays in the banking system as reserves and banks hold reserves equal to 10 percent of deposits.
The total amount of deposits in the banking system increases by______, and the money supply increases by______
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$1,000 ; $900
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Happy Bank starts with $200 in bank capital. It then takes in $800 in deposits. It keeps 12.5 percent (1/8th) of deposits in reserve. It uses the rest of its assets to make bank loans.
Complete the T-Account
Assets: Liabilities:
Reserves= Deposits=
Loans= Bank Capital=
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Assets: Liabilities:
Reserves=$100 Deposits=$800
Loans=$900 Bank Capital=$200
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Levarage Ratio=
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Bank's Total Assets/Bank Capital
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Suppose that Happy Bank has $900 in loans and $100 in reserves. 10 percent of the borrowers default and the loans become worthless. The banks total assets decline by___% and the banks capital declines by__%
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9% ; 45%
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Percent change in total assets=
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[(New total assets - Old total assets)/Old total assets]x100
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Percent change in bank assets=
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[(New total bank assets - Old total bank assets)/Old total bank assets]x100
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The Federal Reserve conducts a $10 million open-market purchase of government bonds. If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent, the largest possible increase in the money supply that could result is ____ million, and the smallest possible increase is _____ million.
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$100 million ; $10 million
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Assume that the reserve requirement is 5 percent.
If the Federal Reserve buys $2,000 worth of bonds, the largest possible increase in the money supply is ____.
If someone deposits in a bank $2,000 that she had been hiding in her cookie jar, the largest possible increase in the money supply is ____.
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$40,000 ; $38,000
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Suppose that the reserve requirement for checking deposits is 10 percent and that banks do not hold any excess reserves.
If the Fed sells $1 million of government bonds, the economy's reserves ________(increase/decrease) by ____million, and the money supply will ________(increase/decrease) by ____million.
Now suppose the Fed lowers the reserve requirement to 5 percent, but banks choose to hold another 5 percent of deposits as excess reserves.
This will _______(change/not change) the money multiplier, and it will________(change/not change) the money supply.
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$1 million ; $10 million
not change ; not change
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Assume that the banking system has total reserves of $100 billion. Assume also that required reserves are 10 percent of checking deposits and that banks hold no excess reserves and households hold no currency.
The money multiplier is____.
The money supply is____ billion.
Suppose the Fed raises required reserves to 20 percent of deposits.
The new money multiplier is_____.
and the money supply (increases/decreases) to _____ billion.
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10
$1000
5
$500
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Money Supply=
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Required Reserves X (1/Reserve Ratio)
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Assume that the reserve requirement is 20 percent. Also assume that banks do not hold excess reserves and there is no cash held by the public. The Federal Reserve decides that it wants to expand the money supply by $40 million using open-market operations.
In order to accomplish its goal, the Fed needs to (buy/sell) ____million worth of bonds.
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buy $8 million
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Increase in money supply=
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Money Multiplier X Bonds Purchased
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The economy of Elmendyn contains 2,000 $1 bills.
Determine the quantity of money in this economy:
People hold all money as currency.
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$2000
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The economy of Elmendyn contains 2,000 $1 bills.
Determine the quantity of money in this economy:
People hold all money as demand deposits, and banks maintain 100 percent reserves.
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$2000
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The economy of Elmendyn contains 2,000 $1 bills.
Determine the quantity of money in this economy:
People hold equal amounts of currency and demand deposits, and banks maintain 100 percent reserves.
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$2000
If the bank holds all the money no new money supply is created D=1,000 C=1,000 D+C= 2,000
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The economy of Elmendyn contains 2,000 $1 bills.
Determine the quantity of money in this economy:
People hold all money as demand deposits, and banks maintain a reserve ratio of 10 percent.
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$20,000
10x(2,000-C)=D
all money is held as a deposit (0 currency) C=0
10x(2,000-0)=D
20,000=D
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The economy of Elmendyn contains 2,000 $1 bills.
Determine the quantity of money in this economy:
People hold equal amounts of currency and demand deposits, and banks maintain a reserve ratio of 10 percent.
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$3,636
C=D
10x(2,000-C)=D
10x(2,000-D)=D
20,000-10D=D
20,000=11D
1,818=D, Since C=D, C also is 1,818
C+D= $3,636