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Chapter 35 Quiz

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Question 1 1 pts
Which of the following transactions has the immediate effect of increasing the money supply M1?

A commercial bank lends some excess reserves in the federal funds market.

A commercial bank increases its reserve holdings.

A commercial bank accepts deposits from its customers.

A commercial bank buys government securities from the general public.


Question 2 1 pts

(1) Legal Reserve Ratio


(%) (2) Checkable Deposits (3) Actual Reserves
10 $ 40,000 $ 10,000
20 40,000 10,000
25 40,000 10,000
30 40,000 10,000

The accompanying table gives data for a commercial bank or thrift. When the legal reserve ratio is 25
percent, the excess reserves of this single bank are

$5,000.

$0.

$1,000.

$30,000.


Question 3 1 pts
When the receipts given by goldsmiths to depositors were used to make purchases,
a fractional reserve banking system was created.

existing banking laws were violated.

the gold standard was created.

the receipts became in effect paper money.


Question 4 1 pts
Money is destroyed when

checks written on one bank are deposited in another bank.

loans are repaid.

loans are made.

the net worth of the banking system declines.


Question 5 1 pts
When a check is cleared against a bank, the bank will lose

reserves and capital stock.

cash and securities.

checkable deposits and reserves.

loans and demand deposits.


Question 6 1 pts

Assets Liabilities and Net Worth


Reserves $ 20 Checkable Deposits $ 100
Loans 25 Stock Shares 50
Securities 15
Property 90
Refer to the accompanying balance sheet for the First National Bank of Bunco. All figures are in
millions. If this bank has excess reserves of $6 million, the legal reserve ratio must be

12 percent.

10 percent.

20 percent.

14 percent.


Question 7 1 pts
The federal funds rate is the rate that banks pay for loans from

the U.S. Treasury.

other banks.

the Fed.

large corporations.


Question 8 1 pts
A bank has excess reserves of $5,000 and demand deposits of $50,000; the required reserve ratio is
20 percent. If the reserve ratio is raised to 25 percent, then this bank can lend a maximum of

$2,500.

$1,000.

$2,000.

$1,500.


Question 9 1 pts
The claims of depositors of a bank against the bank's assets are called

liabilities.
required reserves.

net worth.

loans.


Question 10 1 pts
Which of the following are liabilities to a bank?

demand and time deposits

property and capital stock

vault cash and demand deposits

capital stock and reserves


Question 11 1 pts
If we both have checking accounts in the same commercial bank and I write a check in your favor for
$200, the bank's

reserves and checkable deposits will both decline by $200.

liabilities will decline by $200, but its net worth will increase by $200.

assets and liabilities will both decline by $200.

balance sheet will be unchanged.


Question 12 1 pts
Assume Company X deposits $100,000 in cash in commercial Bank A. If no excess reserves exist at
the time this deposit is made and the reserve ratio is 20 percent, Bank A can increase the money
supply by a maximum of

$80,000.

$50,000.
$500,000.

$180,000.


Question 13 1 pts

Assets Liabilities and Net Worth


Reserves $ 27,000 Checkable Deposits $ 110,000
Loans 50,000 Stock Shares 200,000
Securities 33,000
Property 200,000

Refer to the accompanying balance sheet for the ABC National Bank. Assume the required reserve
ratio is 20 percent. Assuming the bank loans out all of its remaining excess reserves as a checkable
deposit and has a check cleared against it for that amount, its reserves and checkable deposits will
now be

$22,000 and $105,000, respectively.

$22,000 and $110,000, respectively.

$32,000 and $115,000, respectively.

$25,000 and $122,000, respectively.


Question 14 1 pts
A commercial bank has no excess reserves until a depositor places $2,000 in cash in the bank. The
reserve ratio is 10 percent. The bank then lends $1,500 to a borrower. As a consequence of these
transactions, the bank's excess reserves are

increased by $300.

increased by $200.

not affected.

increased by $500.


Question 15 1 pts
Assets Liabilities + Net Worth
Reserves $ 50,000 Checkable Deposits $ 120,000
Loans 75,000 Stock Shares 130,000
Securities 25,000
Property 100,000

Refer to the accompanying balance sheet for the First National Bank. Assume the reserve ratio is 15
percent. If a check for $14,000 is drawn and cleared against this bank, then its reserves and
checkable deposits will be

$36,000 and $106,000, respectively.

$36,000 and $120,000, respectively.

$50,000 and $106,000, respectively.

$50,000 and $120,000, respectively.


Question 16 1 pts
Fractional reserve banking refers to a system where banks

deposit a fraction of their reserves at the central bank.

accept a portion of their deposits in checkable accounts.

grant loans to their borrowing customers.

hold only a fraction of their deposits in their reserves.


Question 17 1 pts

Assets Liabilities and Net Worth


Reserves $ 27,000 Checkable Deposits $ 110,000
Loans 50,000 Stock Shares 200,000
Securities 33,000
Property 200,000

Refer to the accompanying balance sheet for the ABC National Bank. Assume the required reserve
ratio is 20 percent. This bank can safely expand its loans by a maximum of
$7,000.

$12,000.

$5,000.

$25,000.


Question 18 1 pts
Which of the following are all assets to a commercial bank?

demand deposits, stock shares, and reserves

vault cash, property, and stock shares

vault cash, stock shares, and demand deposits

vault cash, property, and reserves


Question 19 1 pts
Henry deposits $2,000 in currency in the First Street Bank. Later that same day, Jane Harris
negotiates a loan for $5,400 at the same bank. After these transactions, the supply of money has

increased by $2,100.

increased by $5,400.

decreased by $3,300.

increased by $3,300.


Question 20 1 pts
Commercial banks monetize claims when they

borrow from the Federal Reserve Banks.

accept repayment of outstanding loans.


make loans to the public.

collect checks through the Federal Reserve System.

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