Banks can continue to make loans until their
A) actual reserves equal their required reserves.
B) excess reserves equal their required reserves.
C) actual reserves equal their excess reserves.
D) actual reserves equal their checking account balances.
Answer: A
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A. 8.5%. B. 7.0%. C. 5.0%. D. 1.9%.
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"The United Auto Workers Union has successfully negotiated a 9 percent increase in wages for its workers. This increase in the wage rate causes an increase in demand for automobiles, since many consumers now have greater incomes, and also a decrease in the supply of automobiles because the cost of production has increased. These effects cancel each other out resulting in no change in equilibrium price and quantity in the automobile market."
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a. The price level decreases. b. The target inflation rate increases. c. The U.S. dollar falls in value relative to other currencies. d. Government spending increases. e. The Fed becomes more tolerant of deviations from the target inflation rate.