A reserve requirement set by the Federal Reserve is the:

A. maximum ratio of reserves to bank deposits that commercial banks are allowed to maintain.
B. maximum amount of currency banks are allowed to hold in their vaults.
C. minimum ratio of reserves to bank deposits that commercial banks are allowed to maintain.
D. minimum amount of currency banks must hold in their vaults.


Answer: C

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Exhibit 30-5

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Refer to Exhibit 30-5.  If a positive externality exists, then the market ____________ output by the amount ________________.

A. underproduces; Q1 B. overproduces; Q2 C. overproduces; Q2 - Q1 D. underproduces; Q2 - Q1

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The diagram concerns supply adjustments to an increase in demand (D 1 to D 2 ) in the immediate market period, the short run, and the long run. In the immediate market period, the increase in demand will:

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A. have no effect on either equilibrium price or quantity.
B. increase equilibrium price but not equilibrium quantity.
C. increase equilibrium quantity but not equilibrium price.
D. increase both equilibrium price and quantity.

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