Deck 29: 4: Sec 294 Mc the Feds Tools of Monetary Control

Question 1

When the Fed makes open-market purchases bank

A)withdrawals and lending increase.
B)withdrawals increase and lending decreases.
C)deposits and lending increase.
D)deposits increase and lending decreases.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which tool of monetary policy does the Federal Reserve use most often?

A)term auctions
B)open-market operations
C)changes in reserve requirements
D)changes in the discount rate

Answer 2

B

Question 3

When the Fed conducts open-market sales,

A)it sells Treasury securities,which increases the money supply.
B)it sells Treasury securities,which decreases the money supply.
C)it auctions term loans,which increases the money supply.
D)it auctions term loans,which decreases the money supply.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When the Fed conducts open-market purchases,

A)banks buy Treasury securities from Fed,which increases the money supply.
B)banks buy Treasury securities from the Fed,which decreases the money supply.
C)it buys Treasury securities,which increases the money supply.
D)it buys Treasury securities,which decreases the money supply.

Question 5

The rate at which the Fed lends money to banks is

A)the prime rate.
B)fixed at 4%.
C)the federal funds rate.
D)the discount rate.

Question 6

The discount rate is the interest rate that

A)banks charge one another for loans.
B)banks charge the Fed for loans.
C)the Fed charges banks for loans.
D)the Fed charges Congress for loans.

Question 7

If the Fed sells government bonds to the public,then reserves

A)increase and the money supply increases.
B)increase and the money supply decreases.
C)decrease and the money supply increases.
D)decrease and the money supply decreases.

Question 8

Which of the following can the Fed do to change the money supply?

A)change reserves or change the reserve ratio
B)change reserves but not change the reserve ratio
C)change the reserve ratio but not change the reserve ratio
D)neither change reserves nor change the reserve ratio

Question 9

When the Federal Reserve conducts open-market operations to increase the money supply,it

A)redeems Federal Reserve notes.
B)buys government bonds from the public.
C)raises the discount rate.
D)decreases its lending to member banks.

Question 10

Which of the following increases when the Fed makes open-market sales?

A)currency and reserves
B)currency but not reserves
C)reserves but not currency
D)neither currency nor reserves

Question 11

When the Fed conducts open-market purchases,

A)it buys Treasury securities,which increases the money supply.
B)it buys Treasury securities,which decreases the money supply.
C)it borrows money from member banks,which increases the money supply.
D)it lends money to member banks,which decreases the money supply.

Question 12

If the money multiplier is 3 and the Fed wants to increase the money supply by $900,000,it could

A)buy $300,000 worth of bonds.
B)buy $225,000 worth of bonds.
C)sell $300,000 worth of bonds.
D)sell $225,000 worth of bonds.

Question 13

If the money multiplier is 3 and the Fed buys $50,000 worth of bonds,what happens to the money supply?

A)it increases by $100,000
B)it increases by $150,000
C)it decreases by $100,000
D)it decreases by $200,000

Question 14

Which of the following increase when the Fed makes open market purchases?

A)currency and reserves
B)currency but not reserves
C)reserves but not currency
D)neither currency nor reserves

Question 15

When the Fed makes open-market sales bank

A)withdrawals and lending increase.
B)withdrawals increase and lending decreases.
C)deposits and lending increase.
D)deposits increase and lending decreases.

Question 16

The most common method employed by the Fed to increase the money supply is the

A)sale of U.S.government bonds.
B)purchase of U.S.government bonds.
C)sale of gold.
D)increase of the federal debt ceiling.

Question 17

The tool most often used by the Fed to control the money supply is

A)changing reserve requirements.
B)open market operations.
C)buying and selling of equities.
D)altering the discount rate.

Question 18

The Fed's primary tool to change the money supply is

A)changing the interest rate on reserves.
B)changing the reserve requirement.
C)conducting open market operations.
D)redeeming Federal Reserve notes.

Question 19

When the Fed purchases $1000 worth of government bonds from the public,the U.S.money supply eventually increases by

A)more than $1000.
B)exactly $1000.
C)less than $1000.
D)None of the above are correct.

Question 20

The discount rate is

A)the interest rate the Fed charges banks.
B)one divided by the difference between one and the reserve ratio.
C)the interest rate banks receive on reserve deposits with the Fed.
D)the interest rate that banks charge on overnight loans to other banks.

Question 21

If the discount rate is raised then banks borrow

A)more from the Fed so reserves increase.
B)more from the Fed so reserves decrease.
C)less from the Fed so reserves increase.
D)less from the Fed so reserves decrease.

Question 22

The interest rate the Fed charges on loans it makes to banks is called

A)the prime rate.
B)the federal funds rate.
C)the discount rate.
D)the LIBOR.

Question 23

Which of the following both increase the money supply?

A)an increase in the discount rate and an increase in the interest rate on reserves
B)an increase in the discount rate and a decrease in the interest rate on reserves
C)a decrease in the discount rate and an increase in the interest rate on reserves
D)a decrease in the discount rate and a decrease in the interest rate on reserves

Question 24

To increase the money supply,the Fed can

A)buy government bonds or increase the discount rate.
B)buy government bonds or decrease the discount rate.
C)sell government bonds or increase the discount rate.
D)sell government bonds or decrease the discount rate.

Question 25

Reserves decrease if the Federal Reserve

A)raises the discount rate or auctions more credit.
B)raises the discount rate but not if it auctions more credit.
C)lowers the discount rate or auctions more credit.
D)lowers the discount rate but not if it auctions more credit.

Question 26

What does the Fed auction at the Term-Auction Facility?

A)government bonds of a quantity it sets
B)government bonds with the quantity determined at the auction
C)loans of a quantity it sets
D)loans with the quantity determined at the auction

Question 27

To decrease the money supply,the Fed can

A)buy government bonds or increase the discount rate.
B)buy government bonds or decrease the discount rate.
C)sell government bonds or increase the discount rate.
D)sell government bonds or decrease the discount rate.

Question 28

The Fed increases reserves if it conducts open market

A)purchases or auctions term credit.
B)purchases but not if it auctions term credit
C)sales or auctions term credit
D)sales but not if it auctions term credit

Question 29

Which of the following is correct?

A)A bank's deposits at the Federal Reserve counts as part of the bank's reserves.The Federal Reserve pays interest on these deposits.
B)A bank's deposits at the Federal Reserve counts as part of the bank's reserves.The Federal Reserve does not pay interest on these deposits.
C)A bank's deposits at the Federal Reserve does not count as part of the bank's reserves.The Federal Reserve pays interest on these deposits.
D)A bank's deposits at the Federal Reserve does not count as part of the bank's reserves.The Federal Reserve does not pay interest on these deposits.

Question 30

If the Federal Reserve increases the interest rate on bank deposits at the Fed,banks will want to hold

A)fewer reserves,so the reserve ratio will fall.
B)fewer reserves,so the reserve ratio will rise.
C)more reserves,so the reserve ratio will fall.
D)more reserves,so the reserve ratio will rise.

Question 31

Reserves increase if the Federal Reserve

A)raises the discount rate or auctions more credit.
B)raises the discount rate but not if it auctions more credit.
C)lowers the discount rate or auctions more credit.
D)lowers the discount rate but not if it auctions more credit.

Question 32

The Fed decreases reserves if it conducts open market

A)purchases or auctions term credit.
B)purchases but not if it auctions term credit
C)sales or auctions term credit
D)sales but not if it auctions term credit

Question 33

If the discount rate is lowered,banks borrow

A)less from the Fed so reserves increase.
B)less from the Fed so reserves decrease.
C)more from the Fed so reserves increase.
D)more from the Fed so reserves decrease.

Question 34

Which of the following can banks use to borrow from the Federal Reserve?

A)the discount window or the term auction facility
B)the discount window but not the term auction facility
C)the term auction facility but not the discount window
D)Banks cannot borrow from the Federal Reserve,only the government can.

Question 35

The Fed sets the interest that borrowers pay on loans from

A)the discount window and the term auction facility
B)the discount window but not the term auction facility
C)the term auction facility but not the discount window
D)neither the discount window nor the term auction facility

Question 36

The interest rate that the Fed charges banks that borrow reserves from it is the

A)federal funds rate.
B)discount rate.
C)reserve requirement.
D)prime rate.

Question 37

The Fed can increase the money supply by conducting open-market

A)sales or by raising the discount rate.
B)sales or by lowering the discount rate.
C)purchases or by raising the discount rate.
D)purchases or by lowering the discount rate.

Question 38

The Fed can decrease the money supply by conducting open-market

A)sales or by raising the discount rate.
B)sales or by lowering the discount rate.
C)purchases or by raising the discount rate.
D)purchases or by lowering the discount rate.

Question 39

The discount rate is

A)the rate at which public banks lend to other public banks.
B)the rate at which the Fed lends to banks.
C)the percentage difference between the face value of a Treasury bond and what the Fed pays for it.
D)the percentage of deposits banks hold as excess reserves.

Question 40

When the Fed decreases the discount rate,banks will

A)borrow more from the Fed and lend more to the public.The money supply increases.
B)borrow more from the Fed and lend less to the public.The money supply decreases.
C)borrow less from the Fed and lend more to the public.The money supply increases.
D)borrow less from the Fed and lend less to the public.The money supply decreases.

Question 41

In a fractional-reserve banking system,an increase in reserve requirements

A)increases both the money multiplier and the money supply.
B)decreases both the money multiplier and the money supply.
C)increases the money multiplier,but decreases the money supply.
D)decreases the money multiplier,but increases the money supply.

Question 42

If the reserve requirement is 10 percent,which of the following pairs of changes would both allow a bank to lend out an additional $10,000?

A)the Fed buys a $10,000 bond from the bank or someone deposits $10,000 in the bank
B)the Fed buys a $10,000 bond from the bank or the Fed lends the bank $10,000
C)the Fed sells a $10,000 bond to the bank or someone deposits $10,000 in the bank
D)the Fed sells a $10,000 bond to the bank or the Fed lends the bank $10,000

Question 43

At one time,people in a certain country had no access to banks;they relied exclusively on currency.Then,a fractional-reserve banking system was created.As a result,the money supply

A)increased.The central bank could have reduced the size of this increase by buying bonds.
B)increased.The central bank could have reduced the size of this increase by selling bonds.
C)decreased.The central bank could have reduced the size of this decrease by buying bonds.
D)decreased.The central bank could have reduced the size of this decrease by selling bonds.

Question 44

If the Federal Reserve increases the interest rate on bank deposits at the Fed,banks will want to hold

A)fewer reserves,so the money multiplier will fall.
B)fewer reserves,so the money multiplier will rise.
C)more reserves,so the money multiplier will fall.
D)more reserves,so the money multiplier will rise.

Question 45

The money supply decreases if the Fed

A)sells Treasury bonds.The larger the reserve requirement,the larger the decrease will be.
B)sells Treasury bonds.The smaller the reserve requirement,the larger the decrease will be.
C)buys Treasury bonds.The larger the reserve requirement,the larger the decrease will be.
D)buys Treasury bonds.The smaller the reserve requirement,the larger the decrease will be.

Question 46

The Fed increases the reserve requirement,but it wants to offset the effects on the money supply.Which of the following should it do?

A)sell bonds to increase reserves
B)sell bonds to decrease reserves
C)buy bonds to increase reserves
D)buy bonds to decrease reserves

Question 47

If the Fed increases the reserve ratio from 5 percent to 12.5 percent,then the money multiplier

A)decreases from 20 to 8.
B)decreases from 12.5 to 5.
C)increases from 8 to 20.
D)increases from 5 to 12.5.

Question 48

The money supply increases when the Fed

A)buys bonds.The increase will be larger,the smaller is the reserve ratio.
B)buys bonds.The increase will be larger,the larger is the reserve ratio.
C)sells bonds.The increase will be larger,the smaller is the reserve ratio.
D)sells bonds.The increase will be larger,the larger is the reserve ratio.

Question 49

The manager of the bank where you work tells you that the bank has $300 million in deposits and $255 million dollars in loans.If the reserve requirement is 8.5 percent,how much is the bank holding in excess reserves?

A)$15 million
B)$19.5 million
C)$25.5 million
D)$0 million

Question 50

When there is a reserve requirement,banks

A)must hold exactly the required quantity of reserves.
B)may hold more than,but not less than,the required quantity of reserves.
C)may hold less than,but not more than,the required quantity of reserves.
D)must seek the Fed's permission whenever they wish to expand or contract their loans to customers.

Question 51

The Fed purchases $200 worth of government bonds from the public.The reserve requirement is 12.5 percent,people hold no currency,and the banking system keeps no excess reserves.The U.S.money supply eventually increases by

A)$25.
B)between $200 and $300.
C)$1,600.
D)$2,500.

Question 52

In a fractional-reserve banking system,a decrease in reserve requirements

A)increases both the money multiplier and the money supply.
B)decreases both the money multiplier and the money supply.
C)increases the money multiplier,but decreases the money supply.
D)decreases the money multiplier,but increases the money supply.

Question 53

Reserve requirements are regulations concerning

A)the amount banks are allowed to borrow from the Fed.
B)the amount of reserves banks must hold against deposits.
C)reserves banks must hold based on the number and type of loans they make.
D)the interest rate at which banks can borrow from the Fed.

Question 54

The manager of the bank where you work tells you that the bank has $400 million in deposits and $340 million dollars in loans.The Fed then raises the reserve requirement from 5 percent to 10 percent.Assuming everything else stays the same,how much is the bank holding in excess reserves after the increase in the reserve requirement?

A)$0
B)$20 million
C)$40 million
D)$60 million

Question 55

Other things the same if reserve requirements are decreased,the reserve ratio

A)decreases,the money multiplier increases,and the money supply decreases.
B)increases,the money multiplier increases,and the money supply increases.
C)decreases,the money multiplier increases,and the money supply increases.
D)increases,the money multiplier increases,and the money supply decreases.

Question 56

If the money multiplier decreased from 20 to 12.5,then

A)the Fed increased the reserve ratio from 5 percent to 8 percent.
B)the Fed increased the fed funds rate from 5 percent to 8 percent.
C)the Fed decreased the reserve ratio from 8 percent to 5 percent.
D)the Fed decreased the fed funds rate from 8 percent to 5 percent.

Question 57

In a fractional-reserve banking system with no excess reserves and no currency holdings,if the central bank buys $100 million worth of bonds,

A)reserves and the money supply increase by less than $100 million.
B)reserves increase by $100 million and the money supply increases by $100 million.
C)reserves increase by $100 million and the money supply increases by more than $100 million.
D)both reserves and the money supply increase by more than $100 million.

Question 58

In 1991,the Federal Reserve lowered the reserve requirement from 12 percent to 10 percent.Other things the same this should have

A)increased both the money multiplier and the money supply.
B)decreased both the money multiplier and the money supply.
C)increased the money multiplier and decreased the money supply.
D)decreased the money multiplier and increased the money supply.

Question 59

Other things the same,if reserve requirements are increased,the reserve ratio

A)increases,the money multiplier increases,and the money supply increases.
B)increases,the money multiplier decreases,and the money supply decreases.
C)decreases,the money multiplier increases,and the money supply increases.
D)decreases,the money multiplier decreases,and the money supply increases.

Question 60

The money supply increases when the Fed

A)lowers the discount rate.The increase will be larger the smaller the reserve ratio is.
B)lowers the discount rate.The increase will be larger the larger the reserve ratio is.
C)raises the discount rate.The increase will be larger the smaller the reserve ratio is.
D)raises the discount rate.The increase will be larger the larger the reserve ratio is.

Question 61

If the reserve ratio is 5 percent,banks do not hold excess reserves,and people do not hold currency,then when the Fed purchases $20 million worth of government bonds,bank reserves

A)increase by $20 million and the money supply eventually increases by $400 million.
B)decrease by $20 million and the money supply eventually decreases by $400 million.
C)increase by $20 million and the money supply eventually increases by $100 million.
D)decrease by $20 million and the money supply eventually decreases by $100 million.

Question 62

The banking system currently has $200 billion of reserves,none of which are excess.People hold only deposits and no currency,and the reserve requirement is 4 percent.If the Fed raises the reserve requirement to 10 percent and at the same time buys $50 billion worth of bonds,then by how much does the money supply change?

A)It rises by $600 billion.
B)It rises by $125 billion.
C)It falls by $2,500 billion.
D)None of the above is correct.

Question 63

During recessions,banks typically choose to hold more excess reserves relative to their deposits.This action

A)increases the money multiplier and increases the money supply.
B)decreases the money multiplier and decreases the money supply.
C)does not change the money multiplier,but increases the money supply.
D)does not change the money multiplier,but decreases the money supply.

Question 64

The reserve ratio is 10 percent,banks do not hold excess reserves,and people hold only deposits and no currency.When the Fed sells $20 million worth of bonds to the public,bank reserves

A)increase by $20 million and the money supply eventually increases by $20 million.
B)increase by $20 million and the money supply eventually increases by $200 million.
C)decrease by $2 million and the money supply eventually increases by $20 million.
D)decrease by $20 million and the money supply eventually decreases by $200 million.

Question 65

People hold $400 million of bank deposits but no currency.Banks have made $380 million dollars of loans and only hold enough reserves to satisfy reserve requirements.Because of uncertainty,banks choose to hold $10 million more in reserves.The Fed takes no action.What happens to bank loans?

A)they fall $220 million
B)they fall $200 million
C)they rise $200 million
D)they rise $220 million

Question 66

Suppose banks decide to hold more excess reserves relative to deposits.Other things the same,this action will cause the

A)money supply to fall.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could lower the discount rate.
B)money supply to fall.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could raise the discount rate.
C)money supply to rise.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could lower the discount rate.
D)money supply to rise.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could raise the discount rate.

Question 67

The banking system currently has $50 billion of reserves,none of which are excess.People hold only deposits and no currency,and the reserve requirement is 10 percent.If the Fed raises the reserve requirement to 12.5 percent and at the same time sells $10 billion worth of bonds,then by how much does the money supply change?

A)It falls by $20 billion.
B)It falls by $110 billion.
C)It falls by $180 billion.
D)None of the above is correct.

Question 68

If the public decides to hold more currency and fewer deposits in banks,bank reserves

A)decrease and the money supply eventually decreases.
B)decrease but the money supply does not change.
C)increase and the money supply eventually increases.
D)increase but the money supply does not change.

Question 69

Suppose banks decide to hold more excess reserves relative to deposits.Other things the same,this action will cause the

A)money supply to fall.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could sell Treasury bonds.
B)money supply to fall.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could buy Treasury bonds.
C)money supply to rise.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could sell Treasury bonds.
D)money supply to rise.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could buy Treasury bonds.

Question 70

The banking system currently has $10 billion of reserves,none of which are excess.People hold only deposits and no currency,and the reserve requirement is 10 percent.If the Fed raises the reserve requirement to 12.5 percent and at the same time buys $1 billion worth of bonds,then by how much does the money supply change?

A)It falls by $12 billion.
B)It falls by $19 billion.
C)It falls by $21 billion.
D)None of the above is correct.

Question 71

Suppose banks decide to hold fewer excess reserves relative to deposits.Other things the same,this action will cause the

A)money supply to fall.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could sell Treasury bonds.
B)money supply to fall.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could buy Treasury bonds.
C)money supply to rise.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could sell Treasury bonds.
D)money supply to rise.To reduce the impact of this the Fed could buy Treasury bonds.

Question 72

If people decide to hold less currency relative to deposits,the money supply

A)falls.The Fed could lessen the impact of this by buying Treasury bonds.
B)falls.The Fed could lessen the impact of this by selling Treasury bonds.
C)rises.The Fed could lessen the impact of this by buying Treasury bonds.
D)rises.The Fed could lessen the impact of this by selling Treasury bonds.

Question 73

The banking system currently has $100 billion of reserves,none of which are excess.People hold only deposits and no currency,and the reserve requirement is 10 percent.If the Fed lowers the reserve requirement to 5 percent and at the same time buys $10 billion worth of bonds,then by how much does the money supply change?

A)It rises by $200 billion.
B)It rises by $800 billion.
C)It rises by $1,200 billion.
D)None of the above is correct.

Question 74

If people decide to hold more currency relative to deposits,the money supply

A)falls.The Fed could lessen the impact of this by buying Treasury bonds.
B)falls.The Fed could lessen the impact of this by selling Treasury bonds.
C)rises.The Fed could lessen the impact of this by buying Treasury bonds.
D)rises.The Fed could lessen the impact of the by selling Treasury bonds.

Question 75

If people decide to hold more currency relative to deposits,the money supply

A)falls.The larger the reserve ratio is,the more the money supply falls.
B)falls.The larger the reserve ratio is,the less the money supply falls.
C)rises.The larger the reserve ratio is,the more the money supply rises.
D)rises.The larger the reserve ratio is,the less the money supply rises.

Question 76

During wars the public tends to hold relatively more currency and relatively fewer deposits.This decision makes reserves

A)and the money supply increase.
B)and the money supply decrease.
C)increase,but leaves the money supply unchanged.
D)decrease,but leaves the money supply unchanged.

Question 77

The reserve requirement is 4 percent,banks hold no excess reserves and people hold no currency.If the Fed sells $10,000 worth of bonds,what happens to the money supply?

A)it increases by $250,000
B)it increases by $200,000
C)it decreases by $200,000
D)it decreases by $250,000

Question 78

If the public decides to hold less currency and more deposits in banks,bank reserves

A)decrease and the money supply eventually decreases.
B)decrease but the money supply does not change.
C)increase and the money supply eventually increases.
D)increase but the money supply does not change.

Question 79

Suppose that in a country people gain more confidence in the banking system and so hold relatively less currency and more deposits.As a result,bank reserves will

A)decrease and the money supply will eventually decrease.
B)decrease and the money supply will eventually increase.
C)increase and the money supply will eventually decrease.
D)increase and the money supply will eventually increase.

Question 80

If the reserve ratio is 15 percent,and banks do not hold excess reserves,and people hold only deposits and no currency,then when the Fed sells $25.5 million worth of bonds to the public,bank reserves

A)increase by $25.5 million and the money supply eventually increases by $382.5 million.
B)increase by $25.5 million and the money supply eventually increases by $170 million.
C)decrease by $25.5 million and the money supply eventually decreases by $382.5 million.
D)decrease by $25.5 million and the money supply eventually decreases by $170 million.