25. Option B, false [ it uses debt capital to meets its long term financing needs]
26. Option C, transferability
27. Option B, U.S. monetary policy
28. Option D, discount rate
29. Option B, federally chartered banks were required to join the federal reserve system
30. Option c, The banking panic and cash shortage of 1907
25. Central Vermont Power sold $200 million of bonds to finance a major upgrade of one...
of the Federal Reserve 18. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is made up of: A) the chair of the Board of Governors along with the 12 presidents of the Fede ent of the New York al Reserve System along with Banks. B) the seven members of the Board of Governors along with the president of the Federal Reserve Bank. C) the seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve S the three members of the Council...
1.The Fed purchases $100,000 of U.S. government securities from One Bank. Assuming the desired reserve ratio is 10 percent, banks loan all excess reserves, and the currency drain is 20 percent, how much does the quantity of money increase? A. $1,000,000 B. $10,000,000 C. $1,100,000 D. $900,000 E. $100,000 2.A bank maximizes its stockholders' wealth by ______. A. colluding with other banks to keep interest rates high colluding with other banks to keep interest rates high B. lending for long...
1. Central bank responsibilities do not include: a. Providing mortgages to consumers b. Acting as the government's bank or fiscal agent c. Setting monetary policy d. Acting as a lender of last resort (emergency lending) 2. A governor on the Board of Governors is nominated by: a. The Chair of the Fed b. The Senate Banking Committee c. Regional Fed Presidents d. The President of the United States 3. There is a regional Federal Reserve Bank in each of the...
4. Which of the following statements about the Federal Reserve is (are) correct? A. The Fed conducts monetary policy by changing the money supply B. The Fed acts as a lender of last resort to the banking system C. The Fed does not convert Federal Reserve Notes into gold D. All of the above E. A and B, only 5. The regional Federal Reserve Banks A. regulate banks in their regions. B. are not allowed to make loans to banks...
17. If you were to survey central bankers from around the world and ask them what they believe the primary task of monetary policy should be, what would the most popular nswer likely be? A. leverage cycle B. bank runs C. fighting inflation D. bank supervision 18. Which of the following institutions determines the quantity of money in the economy as its most important task? A. U.S. Department of the Treasury B. Federal Open Market Committee C. Central Bank D....
1. The goldsmith's ability to create money was based on the fact that: a) withdrawals of gold tended to exceed deposits of gold in any given time period. b) consumers and merchants preferred to use gold for transactions, rather than paper money. c) the goldsmith was required to keep 100 percent gold reserves. d) deposits of gold tended to exceed withdrawals of gold in any given time period. 2. In a fractional reserve banking system: a) deposit insurance increases the...
Which of the following determines the amount of money the banking system as a whole can create? a) the quantity of bank reserves b) the gold reserves held by the Federal Reserve c) the limit on profits by banks imposed by the U.S. Congress d)the quantity of vault cash held by banks
When can a bank make loans? a. when it has the minimum amount of required reserves b. only when it is confident that it can meet all the cash needs of depositors c. only when it has deposited all cash at the Federal Reserve d. when it has reserves greater than the amount of required reserves e. There is not enough information to solve this problem. 37. In a fractional reserve banking system, banks a. are able to create money...
pls do 35-40 35. When moving $500 from your checking account to your savings account this transaction will impact the M1 and M2 money supplies by a. decreasing the M1 by $500. The M2 will be unchanged. b. decreasing the M1 by $500 and increasing the M2 by $500. c. not affecting the M1. But the M2 will increase by $500. d. not affecting the M1 and M2. Both will be unchanged. 36. The funds that banks are required by...
The Fed conducts an open market sale of bonds. $50 million and the reserve ratio is 20% and after the sale. a. Does the money supply INCREASE or DECREASE? (circle) b. How much does the money supply change? 9. Suppose a country has a 100% reserve requirement for all banks. a. How much does the money supply change from a deposit of $100 by a housen b. What is the role of banks in moving funds from depositors to borrowers?...