Unit 4 Macroeconomics Study Guide

Assume the required reserve ratio is .2. If a bank initially has no Excess Reserves and $100,000 cash is deposited in the bank, the maximum amount by which this bank may increase its loans is

$80,000

If on receiving a checking deposit of $500 a bank's excess reserves increased by $400, the require reserve must be:

20%

The federal funds rate is the interest rate that

Banks charge one another for short-term loans

The Federal Reserve can increase the money supply by

Buying bonds on the open market

Suppose business are fearful that there will be a recession on the near future. Which of the following best describes the impact of this belief on demand for loanable funds and interest rate?

Decrease Demand for Loanable Funds, Decrease Interest Rate

If the supply for loanable funds increases, what will happen to real interest rates and investment?

Decrease Interest Rate, Increase Investment

The Federal Reserve can change the US money supply by changing

Discount Rate

Which of the following is an asset for the ACDC Bank? I. Demand deposits II. Certificates of Deposits issued to ACDC's customers III. Vault cash IV. Money that ACDC has deposited with the Federal Reserve

II, III, and IV only

If the Federal Reserve raises the discount rate, how are interest rates and real GDP affected?

Increase Interest Rates, Decrease Real GDP

Assume that a perfectly competitive financial market for loanable funds is in equilibrium. Which of the following is most likely to occur to the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of loanable funds if the government puts a cap (ceiling) on the interest rate?

Increase Quantity Demanded, Decrease Quantity Supplied

Banks may not be able to create the maximum amount of money from a new deposit as a result of

Individuals holding a larger portion of their assets as cash

If the Fed institutes a policy to reduce inflation, which of the following is most likely to increase?

Interest Rate

Which of the following will most likely occur in an economy if more money is demanded than is supplied?

Interest rates will increase

Fractional reserve banking means that banks are required to

Keep part of their demanded deposits as reserves

If required reserves is 10% and that bank receives a new demand deposit of $300. Which of the following will most likely occur in the bank's balance sheet?

Liabilites will Increase by $300, Required Reserves will Increase by $30

When an economy is at full employmnet, an expansionary monetary policy will lead to

Lower interest rates and more investment

An open market purchase of bonds by the Fed will most likely change the money supply, the interest rate, and the unemployment rate in which of the following ways?

Money Supply Increase, Interest Rate Decrease, Unemployment Rate Decrease

If you use money as a store of value, you would be

Putting money into a savings account

Which of the following is NOT part of M1?

Saving deposits

To eliminate an inflationary gap, the Federal Reserve might

Sell bonds on the open market

When consumers hold money rather than bonds because they expect the interest rate to increase in the future, they are holding money for what purposes?

Speculation

Open market operations refer to which of the following activities?

The buying and selling of government securities by the Federal Reserve

Which if the following is true for the money market graph?

There is an inverse relationship between the nominal interest rate and the quantity of money demanded

If the Federal Reserve conducts an open market purchase of bonds, we can expect which of the following to occur in the short-run?

There will be a movement to the left along a short-run Phillips Curve

The price for a ticket to the Super Bowl is $500. This statement best illustrates money used as a

Unit of account

When government spending cause an increase in real interest rates, gross private domestic investment

Will experience crowding out