ECO 4

if a bank has $200,000 of checkable deposits, a required reserve ratio of 20%, and it holds $80,000 in reserves, then the maximum deposit outflow it can sustain without altering its balance sheet is A) $50,000 B)$40,000 C) $30,000 D) $25,000

A) $50,000

A bank has no excess reserves and demand deposit liabilities of $100,000 when the required reserve ratio is 20 percent. If the reserve ratio is raised to 25 percent, the bank's excess reserves will now be A) -$5,000. B) -$1,000. C) $1,000. D) $5,000.

A) -$5,000

Assuming initially that the required reserve ratio = 10%, the currency-deposit ratio = 75%, and the excess reserve ratio = 156%, an increase in the currency-deposit ratio to 150% causes the M1 money multiplier to ________, everything else held constant. A) increase from 0.73 to 0.78 B) decrease from 0.73 to 0.61 C) increase from 1.54 to 1.67 D) decrease from 1.67 to 1.54

A) increase from 0.73 to 0.78

Modern liability management has resulted in A) increased sales of negotiable CDs to raise funds. B) increase importance of deposits as a source of funds. C) reduced borrowing by banks in the overnight loan market. D) failure by banks to coordinate management of assets and liabilities.

A) increased sales of negotiable CDs to raise funds.

A $5 million deposit outflow from a bank has the immediate effect of A) reducing deposits and reserves by $5 million B) reducing deposits and loans by $5 million C) reducing deposits and securities by $5 million D) reducing deposits and capital by $5 million

A) reducing deposits and reserves by $5 million

Bank capital is equal to ________ minus ____________. A) total assets; total liabilities B) total liabilities; total assets C) total assets; total reserves D) total liabilities; total borrowings

A) total assets; total liabilities

In the simple deposit expansion model, if the Fed purchases $100 worth of bonds from a bank that previously had no excess reserves, the bank can now increase its loans by A) $10. B) $100. C) $100 times the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio. D) $100 times the required reserve ratio.

B) $100

If the required reserve ratio is one-third, currency in circulation is $300 billion, and checkable deposits are $900 billion, then the currency-deposit ratio is A) 0.25. B) 0.33. C) 0.67. D) 0.375.

B) 0.33

If the required reserve ratio is 5 percent, currency in circulation is $400 billion, checkable deposits are $800 billion, and excess reserves total $0.8 billion, then the M1 money multiplier is A) 2.5. B) 2.72. C) 2.3. D) 0.551.

B) 2.72

Everything else held constant, a decrease in holdings of excess reserves will mean A) a decrease in the money supply. B) an increase in the money supply. C) a decrease in checkable deposits. D) an increase in discount loans.

B) an increase in the money supply

A deposit outflow results in equal reductions in A) loans and reserves B) assets and liabilities C) reserves and capital D) assets and capital

B) assets and liabilities

Assuming initially that the required reserve ratio = 10%, the currency-deposit ratio = 40%, and the excess reserve ratio = 0, an increase in the required reserve ratio to 15% causes the M1 money multiplier to ________, everything else held constant. A) increase from 2.55 to 2.8 B) decrease from 2.8 to 2.55 C) increase from 1.82 to 2 D) decrease from 2 to 1.82

B) decrease from 2.8 to 2.55

Bank loans from the Federal Reserve are called________ and represent a ___________ of funds. A) discount loans; use B) discount loans; source C) fed funds; use D) fed funds; source

B) discount loans; source

Everything else held constant, if the sum of the required reserve ratio and the excess reserve ratio is less than one, a decrease in the currency-deposit ratio causes the M1 money multiplier to ________ and the money supply to ________. A) decrease; increase B) increase; increase C) decrease; decrease D) increase; decrease

B) increase; increase

When the Fed supplies the banking system with an extra dollar of reserves, deposits ________ by ________ than one dollar—a process called multiple deposit creation. A) increase; less B) increase; more C) decrease; less D) decrease; more

B) increase; more

The percentage of deposits that banks must hold in reserve is the A) excess reserve ratio. B) required reserve ratio. C) total reserve ratio. D) currency ratio.

B) required reserve ratio

For a given return on assets, the lower is bank capital A) the lower is the return for the owners of the bank. B) the higher is the return for the owners of the bank. C) the lower is the credit risk for the owners of the bank. D) the lower the possibility of bank failure.

B) the higher is the return for the owners of the bank.

If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent, currency in circulation is $400 billion, checkable deposits are $1,000 billion, and excess reserves total $1 billion, then the money supply is ________ billion. A) $10,000 B) $4,000 C) $1,400 D) $10,400

C) $1,400

If the required reserve ratio is 15 percent, the simple deposit multiplier is A) 15.0. B) 1.5. C) 6.67. D) 3.33.

C) 6.67

Everything else held constant, if the sum of the required reserve ratio and the excess reserve ratio is less than one, an increase in the currency-checkable deposit ratio will mean A) an increase in currency in circulation and an increase in the money supply. B) an increase in money supply but no change in reserves. C) a decrease in the money supply. D) an increase in currency in circulation but no change in the money supply.

C) a decrease in the money supply.

The monetary base consists of A) currency in circulation and Federal Reserve notes. B) currency in circulation and the U.S. Treasury's monetary liabilities. C) currency in circulation and reserves. D) reserves and Federal Reserve Notes.

C) currency in circulation and reserves

Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds eight million dollars on deposit with the Federal Reserve, one million dollars in required reserves, and faces a required reserve ratio of ten percent. Given this information, we can say First National Bank has ________ million dollars in excess reserves. A) two B) eight C) nine D) ten

C) nine

The excess reserves ratio is ________ related to expected deposit outflows, and is ________ related to the market interest rate. A) negatively; negatively B) negatively; positively C) positively; negatively D) positively; positively

C) positively; negatively

The total amount of required reserves in the banking system is equal to the ________ the required reserve ratio and checkable deposits. A) sum of B) difference between C) product of D) ratio between

C) product of

A ________ in market interest rates relative to the discount rate will cause discount borrowing to ________. A) fall; increase B) rise; decrease C) rise; increase D) fall; remain unchanged

C) rise; increase

If, after a deposit outflow, a bank needs an additional $3 million to meet its reserve requirements, the bank can A) reduce deposits by $3 million B) increase loans by $3 million C) sell $3 million of securities that the bank currently owns D) repay its discount loans from the Fed

C) sell $3 million of securities that the bank currently owns

When you deposit $50 in your account at First National Bank and a $100 check you have written on this account is cashed at Chemical Bank, then A) the assets of first national rise by $50 B) the assets of chemical bank rise by $50 C) the reserves at First national fall by $50 D) the liabilities at Chemical bank rise by $50

C) the reserves at First national fall by $50

In the absence of regulation, banks would probably hold A) too much capital, reducing the efficiency of the payments system. B) too much capital, reducing the profitability of banks. C) too little capital. D) too much capital, making it more difficult to obtain loans.

C) too little capital

Bank reserves include A) deposits at the Fed and short-term treasury securities B) vault cash and short-term treasury securities C) vault cash and deposits at the Fed D) deposits at other banks and deposits at the Fed

C) vault cash and deposits at the Fed

If a bank has excess reserves of $20,000 and demand deposit liabilities of $80,000, and if the reserve requirement is 20 percent, then the bank has total reserves of A) $16,000. B) $20,000. C) $26,000. D) $36,000.

D) $36,000

If reserves in the banking system increase by $100, then checkable deposits will increase by $400 in the simple model of deposit creation when the required reserve ratio is A) 0.01. B) 0.10. C) 0.20. D) 0.25.

D) 0.25

If a bank needs to acquire funds quickly to meet an unexpected deposit outflow, the bank could a) borrow from another bank in the federal funds market b) buy U.S. Treasury bills c) increase loans d) buy corporate bonds

a) borrow from another bank in the federal funds market

Banks that actively manage liabilities will most likely meet a reserve shortfall by A) calling in loans. B) borrowing federal funds. C) selling municipal bonds. D) seeking new deposits.

b) borrowing federal funds

A bank with insufficient reserves can increase its reserves by a) lending federal funds b) calling in loans c) buying short-term Treasury securities d) buying municipal bonds

b) calling in loans

The three players in the money supply process include A) banks, depositors, and the U.S. Treasury. B) banks, depositors, and borrowers. C) banks, depositors, and the central bank. D) banks, borrowers, and the central bank.

c) banks, depositors, and the central bank

When the Federal Reserve calls in a discount loan from a bank, the monetary base ________ and reserves ________. A) remains unchanged; decrease B) remains unchanged; increase C) decreases; decrease D) decreases; remains unchanged

c) decrease; decrease

As the costs associated with deposit outflows ________, the banks willingness to hold excess reserves will ________. A) decrease; increase B) increase; decrease C) increase; increase D) decrease; not be affected

c) increase; increase

The money supply is ________ related to the nonborrowed monetary base, and ________ related to the level of borrowed reserves. A) positively; negatively B) negatively; not C) positively; positively D) negatively; negatively

c) positively; positively

There are two ways in which the Fed can provide additional reserves to the banking system: it can ________ government bonds or it can ________ discount loans to commercial banks. A) sell; extend B) sell; call in C) purchase; extend D) purchase; call in

c) purchase; extend