Friday, November 23, 2012

....MONEY....






















Government securities with terms of more than one year are called:

  1.capital bills.
  2.bills of exchange.
  3.Treasury bills.
  4.government bonds.

Money is:

  1.the value of all coins and currency in circulation at any time.
  2.anything that is generally accepted as a medium of exchange.
  3.the same as income.
  4.all of the above.

An item designated as money that is intrinsically worthless is:

  1.fiat money.
  2.commodity money.
  3.precious metals.
  4.barter items.

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

  1.legal tender.
  2.barter money.
  3.commodity money.
  4.currency value.

 
Which of the following is included in broad money, but not included in narrow money?

  1.Automatic-transfer savings accounts.
  2.Travellers checks.
  3.Currency held outside banks.
  4.Savings accounts
 
A checking deposit in a bank is considered __________ of that bank.

  1.a liability
  2.an asset
  3.net worth
  4.capital
 
Which of the following activities is one of the responsibilities of the Bank of England to the banking system?

  1.Loaning money to other countries that are friendly to the UK.
  2.Auditing the various agencies and departments of the government.
  3.Issuing new bonds to finance the PSBR.
  4.Assisting banks that are in a difficult financial position.
 
The difference between a bank's actual reserves and its required reserves is its:

  1.net worth.
  2.profit margin.
  3.required reserve ratio.
  4.excess reserves.
 
As the required reserve ratio is decreased, the money multiplier:

  1.increases.
  2.decreases.
  3.remains the same, as long as banks hold no excess reserves.
  4.could either increase or decrease.
 
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.

  1.double
  2.reduce
  3.increase
  4.have no effect on
 
Assume that commercial banks are holding excess reserves because business firms and consumers are not willing to borrow money. A decrease in the 

discount rate is likely to:

1.increase the money supply because it is now cheaper for banks to borrow from the central bank
2.decrease the money supply because it will now be more expensive for business firms and consumers to borrow money.
3.not change the money supply because banks already have excess reserves they cannot lend.
4.decrease the money supply because it is now cheaper for banks to borrow from the central bank instead of buying government securities.
 
If the quantity of money demanded exceeds the quantity of money supplied, then the interest rate will:

  1.rise.
  2.fall.
  3.remain constant.
  4.change in an uncertain direction.
 
When economists speak of the 'demand for money', which of the following questions are they asking?

  1.How much cash do you wish you could have?
  2.How much wealth would you like?
  3.How much income would you like to earn?
  4.What proportion of your financial assets do you want to hold in non-interest bearing forms?
 
Which of the following events will lead to an increase in the demand for money?

  1.An increase in the interest rate.
  2.An increase in the level of aggregate output.
  3.An increase in the supply of money.
  4.A decrease in the price level.
 
Which of the following events will lead to a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate?

  1.An increase in the discount rate.
  2.A sale of government securities by the central bank
  3.A decrease in the price level.
  4.An increase in the level of aggregate output.
 
The main reason that people hold money - 'to buy things' - is referred to as the:

  1.precautionary motive.
  2.profit motive.
  3.transactions motive.
  4.speculation motive.
 
The motive for holding money that encourages investors to hold bonds when interest rates are low, with the hope of selling them when interest rates 

are high, is the:

  1.speculation motive.
  2.precautionary motive.
  3.profit motive.
  4.transactions motive.
 
The opportunity cost of holding money is determined by:

  1.the discount rate.
  2.the level of aggregate output.
  3.the inflation rate.
  4.the interest rate.
 
The demand for money represents the idea that there is:

  1.a negative relationship between the interest rate and the quantity of money demanded.
  2.a positive relationship between the interest rate and the quantity of money demanded.
  3.a negative relationship between the level of aggregate output and the quantity of money demanded.
  4.a negative relationship between the price level and the quantity of money demanded.
 
In terms of the demand for money, the interest rate represents:

  1.the return on money that is saved for the future.
  2.the price of borrowing money.
  3.the opportunity cost of holding money.
  4.the rate at which current consumption can be exchanged for future consumption.

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