Tutorial 8
Tutorial 8
Tutorial 8
1. The most common definition that central bankers use for price stability is
A) low and stable deflation.
B) an inflation rate of zero percent.
C) high and stable inflation.
D) low and stable inflation
2. Individuals that lend funds to a bank by opening a checking account are called
A) policyholders. B) partners. C) depositors. D) debt holders.
9. Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds two million dollars in vault
cash, eight million dollars on deposit with the Federal Reserve, and nine million dollars in excess
reserves. Given this information, we can say First National Bank has ________ million dollars in
required reserves.
A) one
B) two
C) eight
D) ten
10. Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds two million dollars in vault
cash, eight million dollars on deposit with the Federal Reserve, and nine million dollars in excess
reserves. Given this information, we can say First National Bank faces a required reserve ratio of
________ percent.
A) ten B) twenty
C) eighty D) ninety
11. Suppose that from a new checkable deposit, First National Bank holds two million dollars in vault
cash, 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) one B) two C) nine D) ten
14. If reserves in the banking system increase by $100, then checkable deposits will increase by
$1,000 in the simple model of deposit creation when the required reserve ratio is
A) 0.01. B) 0.10. C) 0.05. D) 0.20.
15. 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.
17. When an individual sells a $100 bond to the Fed, she may either deposit the check she receivesor
cash it for currency. In both cases
A) reserves increase.
B) high-powered money increases.
C) reserves decrease.
D) high-powered money decreases.
18. The interest rate charged on overnight loans of reserves between banks is the
(A) prime rate.
(B) discount rate.
(c) federal funds rate.
(D) Treasury bill rate.