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1.

The curve that illustrates the positive relationship between the equilibrium values of aggregate output and the interest rate in the money market is the ?

A. money supply curve
B. LM curve
C. money demand curve
D. IS curve
Answer» C. money demand curve
2.

The way in which government spending is supposed to reduce investment is by increasing ?

A. incomes
B. overseas investment
C. imports
D. interest rates
Answer» E.
3.

Each point on the IS curve represents the equilibrium point in the ?

A. goods market for the given interest rate
B. goods market for the given level of government spending
C. money market for the given level of the money supply
D. money market for the given value of aggregate output
Answer» B. goods market for the given level of government spending
4.

If The Central bank tries to keep the interest rate constant when the economy is operating on the steep part of the AS curve, _________ will occur?

A. a hyperinflation
B. a depression
C. stagflation
D. a recession
Answer» B. a depression
5.

The idea the government spending causes a reduction in private investment is called ?

A. fiscal drag
B. investment blight
C. crowding-out
D. the Thatcher effects
Answer» D. the Thatcher effects
6.

If the investment demand curve is vertical ?

A. both monetary and fiscal policy are ineffective
B. monetary policy is effective but fiscal policy is ineffective
C. monetary policy is ineffective but fiscal policy is effective
D. both monetary and fiscal policy are effective
Answer» D. both monetary and fiscal policy are effective
7.

The interest rate is determined in ?

A. the money and labor markets
B. the goods and labor markets
C. the goods market
D. the money markets
Answer» E.
8.

An example of an expansionary monetary policy is ?

A. a reduction in the taxes banks pay on their profits.
B. an increase in the required reserve ratio
C. an increase in the discount rate
D. the Central bank buying government securities in the open market
Answer» E.
9.

The equilibrium level of aggregate output is determined in ?

A. the goods and labor markets.
B. the goods market
C. the money markets
D. the money and labor market
Answer» C. the money markets
10.

The demand for money represents the idea that there is ?

A. a positive relationship between the interest rate and the quantity of money demanded
B. a negative relationship between the price level and the quantity of money demanded
C. a negative relationship between the level of aggregate output and the quantity of money demanded
D. a negative relationship between the interest rate and the quantity of money demanded
Answer» E.
11.

Which one of the following is not true ?

A. The difference between the price at which commercial bank sells an asset to the central bank and the price it agrees to buy it back can be expressed a
B. Commercial banks may borrow from and lend to each other and the interest rate at which they do this is called the refinancing rate
C. In the UK the refinancing rate is known as the repo rate and in the USA it is referred to as the discount rate.
D. If the central bank has bought some assets from a commercial bank with an agreement that the commercial bank will buy them back at a later date, then
E. If the central bank raises its refinancing rate then the commercial banks will try to reduce their lending and so reduce the need to borrow from the c
Answer» C. In the UK the refinancing rate is known as the repo rate and in the USA it is referred to as the discount rate.
12.

When interest rate rise, other things equal, we can expect the quantity of real money holding to ?

A. fall
B. increase
C. not change
D. None of these
Answer» B. increase
13.

If the central bank increases the money supply at the same time as the government increasing spending, it is suggested that investment will ?

A. Suffer even more
B. not be reduced as much as it would have been
C. be replaced by foreign investment
D. be replaced by consumer spending
Answer» C. be replaced by foreign investment
14.

Each point on the LM curve represents the equilibrium point in the ?

A. money market for the given level of the money supply
B. money market for different combinations of interest rates and output
C. goods market for the given level of government spending
D. goods market for the given interest rate
Answer» C. goods market for the given level of government spending
15.

If there is a general shortage of liquidity in the money market then ?

A. The banks will increase their lending
B. The short-term interest rate at which the economy’s commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other will fall and the central bank may be expect
C. The short-term interest rate at which the economy’s commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other will rise and the long-term interest rate ma
D. the long-term interest rate in the economy will rise and the central bank will raise its interest rate in response
E. The short-term interest rate at which the economy’s commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other will rise and the central bank may be expect
Answer» F.
16.

Which of the following statements about money is not true ?

A. A debit card is not really money because it is only a means of transferring money between accounts
B. All the wealth that people hold, in whatever form, should be considered as money
C. Wealth held in the current account you hold with your bank is almost as convenient for buying things as wealth held in your wallet so the wealth in cu
D. In a complex economy it is not easy to draw a clear dividing line between assets that should be considered as money and those that should not
Answer» C. Wealth held in the current account you hold with your bank is almost as convenient for buying things as wealth held in your wallet so the wealth in cu
17.

Suppose the State Bank purchases a Rs 1,000 government bond from you. If you deposit the entire Rs 1,000 in you bank what is the total potential change in the money supply as a result of the State Bank’s action if the your bank’s reserve ratio is 20 percent ?

A. Rs 4,000
B. Rs 5,000
C. Rs 1,000
D. Rs 0
Answer» C. Rs 1,000
18.

A reduction in interest rates, causes an increases in the monetary base that results in an _________ in the availability of consumer credit and a ________ in the cost of consumer credit?

A. reduction, increase
B. reduction, reduction
C. increase, reduction
D. increase , increase
Answer» D. increase , increase
19.

The chain of events that results from an expansionary monetary policy is ?

A. aggregate output increases the demand for money increase the interest rate increase planned investment
B. money supply increases the interest rate decrease planned investment increases aggregate output increases and money demand increase
C. money supply increases the interest rate increase planned investment increases aggregate output increases and money demand increases
D. money demand increases the interest rate decreases planned investment increases aggregate output increases and money demand increases
Answer» C. money supply increases the interest rate increase planned investment increases aggregate output increases and money demand increases
20.

Central banks prefer to fix the ____ and accept the resulting _____?

A. demand for money, interest rate
B. interest rate equilibrium money supply
C. demand for money equilibrium money supply
D. interest rate, demand for money
Answer» C. demand for money equilibrium money supply
21.

If the central bank buys financial securities in the open market to increase the monetary base, this is and example of ?

A. lender of less resort
B. financial intermediation
C. Open Market operations
D. Financial regulation
Answer» D. Financial regulation
22.

M4 is a __________ measure of money and includes deposits at both __________ and _________?

A. narrow, banks, building societies
B. wide, banks insurance companies
C. Narrow, banks insurance companies
D. Wide, banks building societies
Answer» E.
23.

If the keep some money available in case I see a bargain this is an example of ?

A. asset demand for money
B. transactions demand for money
C. token demand for money
D. precautionary demand for money
Answer» E.
24.

An increase in the money supply aimed at increasing aggregate output is referred to as ?

A. contractionary fiscal policy
B. expansionary monetary policy
C. contractionary monetary policy
D. expansionary fiscal policy
Answer» C. contractionary monetary policy
25.

If banks and the private sector decide to hold less cash the money multiplier will be ?

A. Unchanged
B. Larger
C. Smaller
D. Unstable
Answer» C. Smaller
26.

Banks create money by ?

A. printing it
B. issuing debit cards
C. accepting cheques
D. lending out part of their deposits
Answer» E.
27.

The interest rate ?

A. is determined in the goods market and influences the level of planned investment and thus the money market
B. is determined in the money market and influences the level of planned investment and thus the goods market
C. is determined in the goods market and has no influences on the money market
D. is determined in the money market and has no influence on the goods market
Answer» C. is determined in the goods market and has no influences on the money market
28.

According to the simple Keynesian view the aggregate supply curve is ?

A. downward sloping over all levels of output
B. upward sloping over all levels of output
C. horizontal until it reaches full capacity and then becomes vertical
D. vertical until it reaches full capacity and then becomes horizontal
Answer» D. vertical until it reaches full capacity and then becomes horizontal
29.

For the Central bank to keep the interest rat unchanged as the government increase spending, the Central Bank must continue to ?

A. decrease the money supply
B. increase the money supply
C. increase the demand for money
D. decrease the demand for money
Answer» C. increase the demand for money
30.

Commodity money ?

A. has no intrinsic value
B. has intrinsic value
C. is used exclusively in the economies of western Europe and north America
D. is used as reserves to back fiat money
Answer» C. is used exclusively in the economies of western Europe and north America
31.

In terms of the demand for money the interest rate represents ?

A. the rate at which current consumption can be exchanged for future consumption
B. the price of borrowing money
C. The opportunity cost of holding money
D. the return on money that is saved for the future
Answer» D. the return on money that is saved for the future
32.

Which of the following events will lead to an increase in the demand for money ?

A. An increase in the interest rate
B. An increase in the level of aggregate output
C. A decrease in the price level
D. An increase in the supply of money
Answer» C. A decrease in the price level
33.

The opportunity cost of holding money is determined by ?

A. the discount rates
B. the level of aggregate output
C. the interest rates
D. the inflation rates
Answer» D. the inflation rates
34.

The main reason that people hold money to buy things is referred to as the ?

A. Profit motive
B. Precautionary motive
C. Transactions motive
D. speculation motive
Answer» D. speculation motive
35.

If the quantity of money demanded exceeds the quantity of money supplied then the interest rate will ?

A. change in a certain direction
B. remain constant
C. fall
D. rise
Answer» E.
36.

The primary function of bank is to ?

A. Control the money supply
B. Provide notes and coins for trade
C. Make a profit
D. Provide a cheque clearing system
Answer» D. Provide a cheque clearing system
37.

A bank has excess reserves to lend but is unable to find anyone to borrow the money This will _________ the size of the money multiplier?

A. reduce
B. have no effect on
C. increase
D. double
Answer» B. have no effect on
38.

The difference between a bank’s actual reserves and its required reserves is its?

A. required reserve ratio
B. profit margin
C. excess reserves
D. net worth
Answer» D. net worth
39.

A checking deposit in a bank in considered _________ of that bank?

A. an asset
B. capital
C. net worth
D. a liability
Answer» E.
40.

Money that a government has required has required to be accepted in settlement of debts is ?

A. barter money
B. currency value
C. legal tender
D. commodity money
Answer» D. commodity money
41.

Which of the following policy actions by a central bank is likely to increase the money supply ?

A. Increasing the refinancing rate
B. All of these will increase the money supply
C. Buying government bonds in open market operations
D. Increasing reserve requirements
Answer» D. Increasing reserve requirements
42.

Suppose the central bank purchases a government bond from a person who deposits the entire amount received from the sale in her bank the money supply will ?

A. rise by an amount that depends on the bank’s reserve ratio
B. rise by less than the amount of the deposit
C. fall by exactly the amount of the deposit as long as the bank does not change its reserve ratio
D. fall by exactly the amount of the deposit as long as the bank does not change its reserve ratio
E. be unchanged
Answer» B. rise by less than the amount of the deposit
43.

Suppose all banks maintain a 100 percent reserve ratio. If an individual deposits Rs 1,000 of currency in a bank ?

A. the money supply increases by more than Rs 1,000
B. the money supply increase by less than Rs 1,000
C. the money supply decrease by less than Rs 1,000
D. the money supply decrease by more than Rs 1,000
E. The money supply is unaffected
Answer» F.
44.

The three main tools of monetary policy are ?

A. fiat, commodity and deposit money
B. Open-market operations reserve requirements and the refinancing rate
C. The money supply, government purchases and taxation
D. Government expenditures taxation and reserve requirements
E. Coin, currency and demand deposits
Answer» C. The money supply, government purchases and taxation
45.

Bance Solida has, in the past, always operated with a reserve ratio of 25 percent. It has now been taken over by Gung-Ho Bank Which operates with a reserve ration of 12½ percent, Assuming that Banca Solida adopts the business practices of its new owner, What will be the effect on money supply in the country in which Banca Solida operates ?

A. Money supply will increase because Banca Solida will increase its loans
B. The effect on money supply cannot be determined from the information given
C. Money supply will decrease because the loans will have to be repaid
D. Money supply will be unchanged because the central bank has made no policy changes
Answer» B. The effect on money supply cannot be determined from the information given
46.

Suppose Imtiaz moves his Rs1,000 demand deposit from Bank A to Bank B. If both banks operate with a reserve ratio of 10 percent What is the potential change in money supply as a result of Gerard’s action ?

A. Rs 10,00
B. Rs 1,000
C. Rs 9,000
D. Rs 0
Answer» E.
47.

A fall in investment demand can result from ?

A. higher interest rates
B. lower expected future profits
C. more expensive capital goods
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
48.

Which of the following is not a function of money ?

A. hedge against inflation
B. Medium of exchange
C. unit of account
D. Store of value
Answer» B. Medium of exchange
49.

Three variables affect the demand for money they are _______ and __________?

A. bank opening hours, the proportion of weekly paid employee’s interest rates
B. the price level interest rates real income
C. The time of year bank opening hours the price level
D. The proportion of weekly paid employees the time of year real income
Answer» C. The time of year bank opening hours the price level
50.

One of the transmission mechanisms of monetary policy is through consumer demand when interest rates ________ household wealth ________ and consumption _________?

A. rise; increase, increase
B. rise, falls, increase
C. rise, increase, falls
D. rise, falls, falls
Answer» E.