Question 1

If the price level doubles, all else constant, the quantity of

Accepted Answer

When the price level doubles, the nominal money demanded will double because people need twice as much money to conduct the same transactions at the higher price level.

Question 2

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fact 24.4.2
The Bank of Hobbiton has chosen the following initial balance sheet:
 
-Refer to Fact 24.4.2. Based on the Bank of Hobbiton's initial balance sheet, what is its desired reserve ratio?

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Question 3

The opportunity cost of holding money increases when the

Accepted Answer

The opportunity cost of holding money is the interest that could have been earned if the money had been invested. When the nominal interest rate rises, the opportunity cost of holding money also increases, as it becomes more lucrative to invest money rather than holding onto it.

Question 4

The Canadian money multiplier is calculated as the

Accepted Answer

The Canadian money multiplier is calculated as the change in the quantity of money divided by the change in the monetary base. This measure reflects the amount by which the money supply is multiplied by changes in the monetary base, and it depends on the reserve requirements imposed by the central bank, as well as on the behavior of banks in making loans and deposits.

Question 5

Quantitative easing

Accepted Answer

Quantitative easing is an expansionary monetary policy where the central bank, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, purchases government bonds or other financial assets from commercial banks and other private institutions. This action increases the money supply, reduces interest rates, and injects liquidity into the economy. Therefore, choice B is the correct answer.

Question 6

The banks on Sunny Island have deposits of $4 million, reserves of $600,000, and loans of $2.4 million. The desired reserve ratio is 10 percent. The banks have ________ of desired reserves and ________ of excess reserves.

Accepted Answer

The desired reserve ratio is 10%, which means the banks should hold $400,000 (10% of deposits). However, they currently have $600,000 in reserves, which means they have excess reserves of $200,000. Therefore, the answer is C (400,000 of desired reserves and 200,000 of excess reserves).

Question 7

Suppose that a country has $50 billion in bank reserves, $100 billion in currency held by the public, and $500 billion in bank deposits. The currency drain ratio is

Accepted Answer

The currency drain ratio is calculated as the ratio of currency held by the public to the total amount of money in the economy (currency held by the public plus bank deposits). Here, it is $100 billion / ($100 billion + $500 billion) = 1/6 = 16.67%, which is closest to 20%.

Question 8

When the interest rate falls in the money market, the quantity of money demanded ________ and the quantity of money supplied ________.

Accepted Answer

When the interest rate falls, the opportunity cost of holding money decreases, leading to an increase in the quantity of money demanded. The quantity of money supplied is typically fixed by the central bank and does not change with interest rates in the short term.

Question 9

Suppose that the interest rate is greater than the equilibrium interest rate. Which of the following statements is true?
I. There is an excess quantity of money.
II. The quantity of money automatically increases.
III. The interest rate falls.

Accepted Answer

If the interest rate is greater than the equilibrium interest rate, it means that the demand for money is lower than the supply. As a result, there is an excess quantity of money (statement I is true). To get rid of the excess money, people will try to spend more, leading to an increase in aggregate demand. This increase in demand will encourage firms to invest more, which will cause the demand for money to increase, and the interest rate to fall (statement III is true). Statement II is not true because the quantity of money does not automatically increase in this scenario.

Question 10

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fact 24.4.1
The Bank of Speedy Creek has chosen the following initial balance sheet:
 
-Refer to Fact 24.4.1. Based on the Bank of Speedy Creek's initial balance sheet, what is its desired reserve ratio?

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Question 11

When the nominal interest rate rises, the opportunity cost of holding money

Accepted Answer

The nominal interest rate is the opportunity cost of holding money. When it rises, the cost of holding onto money increases, therefore people choose to hold less money and invest it in bonds or other interest-earning assets.

Question 12

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fact 24.4.1
The Bank of Speedy Creek has chosen the following initial balance sheet:
 
-Refer to Fact 24.4.1. Huck Finn comes along and deposits $10. After Huck's deposit, but before any other actions occur, the total amount of money in the economy

Accepted Answer

When Huck deposits $10, the currency in circulation decreases by $10, but deposits in the bank increase by $10, keeping the total money supply unchanged.

Question 13

The ratio of currency to deposits is the

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Question 14

If the desired reserve ratio is 3 percent and deposits totaled $5.75 billion, banks hold

Accepted Answer

To calculate the required reserves, we multiply the deposits by the desired reserve ratio: 
Required Reserves = $5.75 billion x 0.03 = $172.5 million 
Therefore, banks hold $172.5 million in reserves.

Question 15

The money creation process begins when

Accepted Answer

The money creation process begins when banks have excess reserves, which they can then lend out, creating new deposits and increasing the money supply.

Question 16

The quantity of money that the banking system can create is limited by

Accepted Answer

The quantity of money that the banking system can create is limited by the monetary base (reserves and currency) that the central bank creates, as well as the bank's desired reserves and desired currency holdings. By controlling these factors, the central bank can limit the amount of money that the banking system can create through loans and other activities. Bank managers' decisions, the number of consumers who apply for loans, and the credit ratings of those consumers can all influence the amount of money that banks create, but they are not the primary limits on the system's capacity to expand the money supply. Similarly, while banknotes released by the central bank can affect the money supply, they are only one part of the equation and do not provide a full limit on the banking system's potential to create new money.

Question 17

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fact 24.4.2
The Bank of Hobbiton has chosen the following initial balance sheet:
 
-Refer to Fact 24.4.2. Bilbo Baggins comes to the bank and deposits a $100 bill. After Bilbo's deposit, but before any other actions occur, the total quantity of money in the economy

Accepted Answer

When Bilbo deposits a $100 bill into the bank, the currency in circulation decreases by $100, but the deposits in the bank increase by $100, keeping the total money supply unchanged.

Question 18

If people decide to transfer their currency into their bank deposits then, all else constant, their decisions will

Accepted Answer

Transferring currency into bank deposits increases the actual reserves of banks as the deposited money becomes part of the bank's reserves.

Question 19

In Canada

Accepted Answer

The M1 multiplier is typically less than the M2 multiplier because M2 includes more components (like savings deposits) than M1, leading to a larger multiplier effect.

Question 20

Choose the correct statement.

Accepted Answer

Nominal money refers to the amount of money in actual dollars as opposed to adjusted for inflation or other variables. Option B is the only one that correctly identifies nominal money. The other options either wrongly describe the definition of nominal money or make incorrect claims about the relationship between nominal money and other economic variables.

Quiz 24: Money, the Price Level, and Inflation