Banks create money when they
A. add to their reserves in the Federal Reserve Bank.
B. accept deposits of cash.
C. sell government bonds.
D. exchange demand deposits for loans to businesses and individuals.
D. exchange demand deposits for loans to businesses and individuals.
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When the Federal Reserve lends reserves to commercial banks, this is an example of:
A. discount window lending. B. an open-market sale. C. a change in reserve requirements. D. an open-market purchase.
Suppose that firms are paying their "efficiency wage" rate and AD shifts leftward. Firms that lower wages and maintain production would
A) achieve lower profits since worker efficiency would fall and total wages paid increase. B) achieve lower profits since worker efficiency would fall and wages per unit of output increase. C) achieve higher profits. D) achieve lower per unit wage costs.
If currency outstanding equals $500 million, checkable deposits equal $2 billion, reserves equal $200 million, and the required reserve ratio is 0.10, the money multiplier equals
A) 1.14. B) 3.57. C) 4.35. D) 5.
Overexpansion can cause a perfectly competitive firm to ________.
A) produce at a quantity where the market price exceeds the firm's average total cost B) produce at a quantity where the marginal revenue exceeds the firm's average total cost C) earn economic profit D) produce at a quantity where the average total cost exceeds the firm's marginal revenue