As a result of the Fed's sale of $3,000 worth of government securities to First Main Street Bank, the bank becomes reserve deficient. Suppose that Paolo, a First Main Street Bank's customer, re-pays back the $3,000 loan he took out a few months ago. Which of the following most accurately describes First Main Street Bank's actions? O The bank creates a $87,000 loan. O The bank keeps the $3,000 as reserves. O The bank keeps the $300 as reserves. The bank creates a $3,000 loan. 4 The money supply in the economy is $

As a result of the Fed's sale of $3,000 worth of government securities to First Main Street Bank, the bank becomes reserve deficient. Suppose that Paolo, a First Main Street Bank's customer, re-pays back the $3,000 loan he took out a few months ago. Which of the following most accurately describes First Main Street Bank's actions? O The bank creates a $87,000 loan. O The bank keeps the $3,000 as reserves. O The bank keeps the $300 as reserves. The bank creates a $3,000 loan. 4 The money supply in the economy is $

Economics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)

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Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Publisher:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Chapter13: Money And The Banking System

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As a result of the Fed's sale of $3,000 worth of government securities to First Main Street Bank, the bank becomes reserve deficient. Suppose that Yvette, a First Main Street Bank's customer, re-pays back the $3,000 loan she took out a few months ago. Which of the following most accurately describes First Main Street Bank's actions? O The bank keeps the $450 as reserves. O The bank creates a $3,000 loan. O The bank keeps the $3,000 as reserves. O The bank creates a $42,000 loan. The money supply in the economy is چلے
Assume that a bank receives a deposit of $1,000 in cash, puts aside $200 as required reserves, and makes a loan of $800, these transactions imply that: O the money supply by the whole banking system can increase by $1,000. O the money supply by the whole banking system can increase by $4,000. the money supply by the whole banking system can increase by $8,000. O the money supply by the whole banking system can increase by $5,000.
Question 3 In the market for reserves, suppose that the federal funds rate and discount rate are both at 7%. If the Federal Reserve Bank sells securities in the open market, then the equilibrium rate for reserves will and the amount of borrowed reserves will O not change; decrease O not change; increase O rise; increase O rise; decrease Question 4 When the Federal Reserve Bank lowers the reserve requirements for commercial banks in the economy, this causes the curve for reserves to decrease and so the curve shifts to the ----- O demand; right O demand: left O supply; right O supply; left
If Bank A has $3.8 million in total deposits, $860,000 in total reserves, and faces a 12 percent reserve requirement, the amount of money that Bank A could initially create by loaning out their excess reserves is: O $100,000. O $385,000 $404,000 O $756,800 O $3,366,667
Suppose the Federal Reserve (Fed) decides the current money supply of $2.1 trillion is too low, and that an increase of $400 billion is necessary. What tool can the Fed use to accomplish this increase? Assume the current reserve ratio is 0.1. Buy government securities. O Increase the interest paid on bank reserves. Increase the reserve ratio. Sell government securities. Calculate the change in reserves necessary to achieve the $400 billion increase. $ billion
Table 14 shows the balance sheet of the Tenth National Bank Assets Liabilities Reserves $517 Deposits $4,136 Loans $3,619 Total: $4,136 Total: $4,136 Refer to Table 14. Assume that this bank lends out its entire excess reserves. If Jerry deposits $426 of cash in a checking account in the Tenth National Bank, what's the maximum change in the money supply in the economy? O $2,982 G O $3,408 O $3,696 O $4,200 O $4,136
When the central bank lowers the required reserve ratio, the banks' ability to make loans and the money supply. Select one: O a. decrease; decreases O b. remain constant; decreases O. increase; remain constant O d. increase; increases
Suppose the Federal Reserve (Fed) decides the current money supply of $2.1 trillion is too low, and that an increase of $400 billion is necessary. What tool can the Fed use to accomplish this increase? Assume the current reserve ratio is 0.1 OIncrease the reserve ratio. O Buy government securities. Increase the interest paid on bank reserves. Sell government securities. Calculate the change in reserves necessary to achieve the $400 billion increase billion
If a bank uses $100 of excess reserves to make a new loan when the reserve ratio is 25 percent, what happens to the money supply in the very short term? O a. It decreases by $100. O b. It increases by $25. O C. It decreases by $25. O d. It increases by $100. Show Transcribed Text Suppose a bank has $200,000 in deposits and $150,000 in loans. What is its reserve ratio? O a. 1 percent O b. 5 percent O C. 10 percent O d. 25 percent Show Transcribed Text Which list ranks the Bank of Canada's monetary policy tools from most to least frequently used? O a. bank rate changes; open-market transactions; reserve requirement changes O b. bank rate changes; reserve requirement changes; open-market transactions O c. open-market transactions; bank rate changes; reserve requirement changes O d. open-market transactions; reserve requirement changes; bank rate changes
Suppose that a small country currently has $4 million of currency in circulation, $6 million of checkable deposits, $200 million of savings deposits, $40 million of small-denominated time deposits, and $30 million of money market mutual fund deposits. From these numbers we see that this small country's MI money supply is , while its M2 money supply is O $250 million; $270 million $210 million; $280 million $10 million; $270 million $10 million; $280 million
In the mid 1800's, grain sellers in Chicago would deliver their grain to warehouses and receive a paper receipt that represented their claim on the grain in storage. These receipts became so widely used that grain traders began to use them as money, and they would use the warehouse receipts to settle debts and as collateral to secure short-term loans. Despite their widespread use as a form of currency, the warehouse receipts were not fiat money because: A. Grain is a commodity, so the receipts were commodity money and not fiat money B. The receipts were not legal tender formally recognized by a government
Suppose that the reserve requirement is 12.5% and that commercial banks are NOT holding excess reserves. If the Federal Reserve wishes to reduce the money supply by $200 billion, it should conduct an open-market purchase of $16 billion O open-market purchase of $25 billion open-market sale of $16 billion O None of these answers is correct. O open-market sale of $25 billion