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The asset demand for money is most closely related to money functioning as a:


A) unit of account
B) means of exchange
C) index of satisfaction
D) measure of value
E) store of purchasing power

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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If chartered banks lower their reserve ratio:


A) they will be prompted to reduce their lending
B) the size of the money multiplier will increase
C) the actual cash reserves of the chartered banks will increase
D) the size of the money multiplier will decrease
E) the size of the money multiplier will remain constant

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The table below shows the amounts of money that households and businesses want to hold at various interest rates.  Interest Rate (%)  Quantity of money demanded  ($ billions)  10208406604802100\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Interest Rate } \\( \% ) \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Quantity of money demanded } \\\text { (\$ billions) }\end{array} \\\hline 10 & 20 \\\hline 8 & 40 \\\hline 6 & 60 \\\hline 4 & 80 \\\hline 2 & 100 \\\hline\end{array} -If the supply of money is $80 billion,the equilibrium interest rate will be:


A) 10 percent
B) 8 percent
C) 6 percent
D) 4 percent
E) 2 percent

F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

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Suppose the demand for money and the supply of money increase simultaneously.We can:


A) expect the interest rate to rise and bond prices to fall
B) expect the interest rate to fall and bond prices to rise
C) expect real output to expand
D) expect the interest rate and bond prices both to fall
E) not predict what will happen to the interest rate or bond prices

F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

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If a person writes a cheque on a Saskatoon bank to purchase a new car,he or she is employing money as:


A) a means of exchange
B) a store of purchasing power
C) a measure of value
D) an income-earning asset
E) a standard of deferred payments

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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A

  -If there is an increase in the economy's real output,the: A) D<sub>m</sub> curve would shift rightward and the equilibrium interest rate would rise B) D<sub>m</sub> curve would shift leftward and the equilibrium interest rate would fall C) S<sub>m</sub> curve would shift rightward and the equilibrium interest rate would fall D) D<sub>m</sub> curve would shift leftward and the equilibrium interest rate would rise E) D<sub>m</sub> curve would shift rightward and the equilibrium interest rate would fall -If there is an increase in the economy's real output,the:


A) Dm curve would shift rightward and the equilibrium interest rate would rise
B) Dm curve would shift leftward and the equilibrium interest rate would fall
C) Sm curve would shift rightward and the equilibrium interest rate would fall
D) Dm curve would shift leftward and the equilibrium interest rate would rise
E) Dm curve would shift rightward and the equilibrium interest rate would fall

F) None of the above
G) All of the above

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If,in the money market,the quantity of money demanded exceeds the money supply,we would expect the interest rate to:


A) fall, causing households and businesses to hold less money
B) rise, causing households and businesses to hold less money
C) rise, causing households and businesses to hold more money
D) fall, causing households and businesses to hold more money
E) stay the same, causing no change in the money held by households and businesses

F) All of the above
G) None of the above

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B

A $175 price tag on a cashmere sweater in a department store window is an example of money functioning as:


A) a measure of value
B) a standard of deferred payments
C) a store of purchasing power
D) a means of exchange
E) an income-earning asset

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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If the money demand and money supply curves shift leftward,we can conclude that the equilibrium:


A) interest rate will decline, but we cannot predict the change in the equilibrium quantity of money
B) quantity of money and the equilibrium interest rate will both increase
C) quantity of money will increase, but we cannot predict the change in the equilibrium interest rate
D) quantity of money will decline, but we cannot predict the change in the equilibrium interest rate
E) quantity of money will stay the same, causing no change in the equilibrium interest rate

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Consider the following table:  Interest  rate % Transaction demand  for money  Asset demand for  money  Money  supply 2$220$300$46042202804606220260460822024046010220220460\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Interest } \\\text { rate } \%\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Transaction demand } \\\text { for money }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Asset demand for } \\\text { money }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Money } \\\text { supply }\end{array} \\\hline 2 & \$ 220 & \$ 300 & \$ 460 \\\hline 4 & 220 & 280 & 460 \\\hline 6 & 220 & 260 & 460 \\\hline 8 & 220 & 240 & 460 \\\hline 10 & 220 & 220 & 460 \\\hline\end{array} -The equilibrium interest rate is:


A) 2 percent
B) 4 percent
C) 6 percent
D) 8 percent
E) 10 percent

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Suppose that a member of the public deposits $100 of currency in the bank.If the reserve ratio is 5 percent,the maximum amount by which the money supply can increase is:


A) $2000
B) $1900
C) $500
D) $475
E) $100

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Monetarists argue that the relationship between the amount of money which households and businesses want to hold and the level of national income:


A) has increased historically because of increased accessibility to credit
B) rises during recessions and falls during periods of full employment
C) falls during recessions and rises during periods of full employment
D) is stable
E) varies both seasonally and through the business cycle in highly unpredictable ways

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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If the reserve ratio were 100 percent,the value of the money multiplier would be:


A) 0
B) 1
C) 10
D) 100
E) 1000

F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

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The equation of exchange suggests that,if the supply of money (M) and the velocity of money (V) remain unchanged,an increase in the physical volume of products produced (Q) will cause:


A) unemployment to rise as a percentage of the labour force
B) a rise in the price level
C) a decline in the price level
D) an automatic budget deficit
E) an automatic budget surplus

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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i. foreign currency deposits of Canadian residents at chartered banks in Canada ii. non-chequable notice and personal term deposits at chartered banks iii. currency outside chartered banks iv. publicly held demand deposits and chequable notice deposits at chartered banks v. non-chequable notice and personal term deposits at near banks and some other liquid assets vi. nonpersonal term deposits at chartered banks vii. chequable notice deposits at near banks -The M3 definition of money is composed of:


A) i through vi
B) ii through vii
C) ii, iii, iv, and v
D) i, ii, iii, iv, and vi
E) iv, v, and vi

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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The table below shows the amounts of money that households and businesses want to hold at various interest rates.  Interest Rate (%)  Quantity of money demanded  ($ billions)  10208406604802100\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Interest Rate } \\( \% ) \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Quantity of money demanded } \\\text { (\$ billions) }\end{array} \\\hline 10 & 20 \\\hline 8 & 40 \\\hline 6 & 60 \\\hline 4 & 80 \\\hline 2 & 100 \\\hline\end{array} -If the interest rate is 6 percent while the supply of money is $80 billion,there is a:


A) surplus of money, causing a rise in the interest rate
B) shortage of money, causing a rise in the interest rate
C) surplus of money, causing a fall in the interest rate
D) shortage of money, causing a fall in the interest rate
E) state of equilibrium, which means the interest rate is stable

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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C

The reserve ratio is found using the following formula:


A) desired reserves/deposits
B) excess reserves/deposits
C) deposits/desired reserves
D) total reserves/deposits
E) excess reserves/desired reserves

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Stock market price quotations best exemplify money serving as a(n) :


A) store of purchasing power
B) an income-earning asset
C) means of exchange
D) index of satisfaction
E) standard of deferred payments

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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i. foreign currency deposits of Canadian residents at chartered banks in Canada ii. non-chequable notice and personal term deposits at chartered banks iii. currency outside chartered banks iv. publicly held demand deposits and chequable notice deposits at chartered banks v. non-chequable notice and personal term deposits at near banks and some other liquid assets vi. nonpersonal term deposits at chartered banks vii. chequable notice deposits at near banks -The M1+ definition of money is composed of:


A) iii and vii
B) ii, iii, and v
C) iii and iv
D) iii, iv and vii
E) iv, v, and vi

F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

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If the money supply is $180 billion and the economy's nominal GDP is $540 billion,then the:


A) velocity of money is 1
B) average price per final product sold is $3
C) velocity of money is 4
D) velocity of money is 3
E) circulation period of money must be three months

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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