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If the current interest rate is below the equilibrium rate: |
| | A) | the money supply exceeds the quantity of money demanded |
| | B) | the money supply will increase and the interest rate will rise |
| | C) | the money supply will decrease and the interest rate will rise |
| | D) | the interest rate will rise and the quantity of money demanded will decrease |
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A decrease in the money supply will: |
| | A) | raise interest rates, reducing planned investment and GDP |
| | B) | raise interest rates, increasing planned investment and lowering GDP |
| | C) | reduce interest rates, increasing planned investment and GDP |
| | D) | reduce interest rates, reducing planned investment and GDP |
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If the Fed buys bonds from the public through its open market operations: |
| | A) | both the price of bonds and the interest rate received by bond holders will increase |
| | B) | both the price of bonds and the interest rate received by bond holders will decrease |
| | C) | the price of bonds will decrease and the interest rate received by bond holders will increase |
| | D) | the price of bonds will increase and the interest rate received by bond holders will decrease |
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Suppose the interest rate is currently 6% and the Fed determines that investment of $40 is required to reach full employment GDP. To target this outcome, the Fed might: |
| | A) | sell bonds to the public |
| | B) | lower the discount rate |
| | C) | raise the reserve requirement |
| | D) | auction fewer reserves through the Term Auction Facility |
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Which of the following will cause the aggregate demand curve to shift to the left? |
| | A) | a reduction in interest rates |
| | B) | an expansionary monetary policy |
| | C) | a reduction in the reserve requirement |
| | D) | Fed sales of bonds to the public |
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Two primary assets of the Federal Reserve Banks are: |
| | A) | Securities and Federal Reserve Notes outstanding |
| | B) | Securities and Treasury deposits |
| | C) | Federal Reserve Notes outstanding and reserves of commercial banks |
| | D) | Securities and loans to commercial banks |
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Suppose the demand for money falls. In order to maintain interest rates at their previous level, the Fed might: |
| | A) | sell government securities |
| | B) | lower the reserve requirement |
| | C) | lower the discount rate |
| | D) | sell additional reserves through the Term Auction Facility |
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Suppose banks are just meeting their reserve requirement of 25% and the Fed sells $30 billion in government securities to commercial banks. The effect of this sale is to: |
| | A) | increase excess reserves by $30 billion |
| | B) | reduce excess reserves by $7.5 billion |
| | C) | reduce the potential money supply by $90 billion |
| | D) | reduce the potential money supply by $120 billion |
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If the intent of the Fed is to increase GDP, it should: |
| | A) | raise the reserve requirement |
| | B) | raise the discount rate |
| | C) | purchase government securities in the open market |
| | D) | ask banks to reduce their amount of loans outstanding |
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The Taylor Rule suggests that: |
| | A) | for each 1 percent increase in inflation above its target rate, the Fed should reduce the real Federal funds rate by ½ percentage point |
| | B) | for each 1 percent increase of real GDP above potential GDP, the Fed should raise the real Federal funds rate by ½ percentage point |
| | C) | for each 1 percent increase in inflation above its target rate, the Fed should reduce the money supply by 2 percentage points |
| | D) | for each 1 percent increase of real GDP above potential GDP, the Fed should increase the money supply by 2 percentage points |
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