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When individuals deposit cash in a demand deposit, the money supply is reduced.
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The market in which securities are initially sold to the general public is the secondary market.
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When an individual buys stock through a secondary market (e.g., the NYSE), the firm receives the sales
proceeds.
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The risk associated with an underwriting rests with the investment bankers.
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When funds are deposited in a savings account, the excess reserves of banks are unaffected.
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If a firm issues securities that are sold to a commercial bank, individuals' savings are directly transferred to
the firm.
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When the Federal Reserve buys securities, the reserves of banks are increased.
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Since the reserves of commercial banks earn interest, there is an incentive to hold excess reserves.
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The devaluation (depreciation) of one currency implies the revaluation (appreciation) of other currencies.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
14.
An investment banker
1.
2.
3.
serves as a middleman between financial intermediaries and firms issuing new securities
a.
1 and 2
b.
1 and 3
c.
2 and 3
d.
only 3
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15.
Venture capitalists
a.
b.
c.
d.
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b.
c.
d.
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A specialist
a.
b.
c.
d.
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is a financial intermediary
b.
is a secondary market
c.
d.
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b.
c.
d.
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b.
c.
d.
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21.
2.
3.
4.
a.
1 and 3
b.
1 and 4
c.
2 and 3
d.
2 and 4
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b.
c.
d.
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23.
selling securities
2.
buying securities
3.
4.
a.
1 and 3
b.
1 and 4
c.
2 and 3
d.
2 and 4
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b.
c.
d.
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Money serves as
a.
b.
c.
a medium of exchange
d.
a risk-free liability
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26.
If the initial offer price for new securities is too high, the underwriters may
1.
2.
3.
a.
1 and 2
b.
1 and 3
c.
2 and 3
d.
1, 2, and 3
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27.
If a stock is initially offered to the public for $20 in an underwriting but the price immediately falls to $15,
1.
2.
3.
4.
a.
1, 2, and 3
b.
1, 2, and 4
c.
2 and 3
d.
2 and 4
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28.
An investment banker
1.
2.
3.
a.
1 and 2
b.
1 and 3
c.
2 and 3
d.
all three
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the prospectus
b.
c.
d.
the syndicate
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the syndicate
b.
c.
the prospectus
d.
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fraud by corporations
b.
c.
d.
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b.
c.
d.
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b.
c.
d.
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b.
c.
d.
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b.
c.
d.
states a price at which the investor seeks to buy or sell the stock
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36.
2.
3.
4.
a.
1 and 3
b.
1 and 4
c.
2 and 3
d.
2 and 4
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is a market order
b.
c.
d.
is a limit order
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b.
c.
d.
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state governments
b.
Congress
c.
d.
commercial banks
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life insurance
b.
corporate securities
c.
municipal securities
d.
insurance policies
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acquiring an asset
b.
c.
d.
liquidating a liability
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b.
c.
d.
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2.
3.
a.
1 and 2
b.
1 and 3
c.
2 and 3
d.
1, 2, and 3
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44.
If the federal government runs a deficit and borrows from commercial banks,
1.
2.
3.
4.
a.
1 and 3
b.
1 and 4
c.
2 and 3
d.
2 and 4
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45.
saving
2.
borrowing
3.
lending
4.
purchasing goods
a.
1 and 2
b.
1 and 3
c.
2 and 3
d.
3 and 4
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b.
c.
d.
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b.
c.
d.
taxation
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lending
b.
borrowing
c.
retiring debt
d.
saving
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49.
2.
3.
4.
a.
1 and 2
b.
1 and 3
c.
2 and 4
d.
3 and 4
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50.
What is a nation's cash inflow (outflow) on its current account and its capital account given the following
information? Was there a net currency inflow or outflow?
imports
$145
exports
211
72
143
86
29
37
22
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Current account
exports
$211
imports
$145
22
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Capital account
direct investment abroad
72
143
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$128
In this problem there is a net credit balance on both the current and capital accounts,
which means there is a currency inflow. This inflow may be used to increase foreign
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51.
If the price of the European euro is $1.26, how many euros are necessary to purchase $1.00?
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52.
If the reserve requirement for demand deposits is 10 percent, what is the maximum change in the money
supply that the banking system can create if
a.
the Federal Reserve puts $1,000,000 of new reserves in the banking system
b.
c.
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What is the effect on (1) demand deposits, (2) required reserves, and (3) excess reserves of banks given
the following transactions?
a.
The general public builds up its holdings of cash by withdrawing funds in checking accounts.
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b.
After Christmas the general public deposits cash in checking accounts in commercial banks.
(How may seasonal changes in the public's need for cash alter banks' ability to lend?)
c.
d.
State and local governments issue debt securities that are purchased by commercial banks.
e.
Homeowners borrow from commercial banks to finance home improvements. (Are there any
differences on the expansion of the money supply in questions (c), (d), and (e)?)
f.
A bank in California with excess reserves lends these funds through the federal funds market to a
bank in Maine that has insufficient reserves.
g.
Corporations issue short-term securities that are purchased by the general public.
h.
i.
The Federal Reserve buys Treasury bills that are sold by the general public.
j.
The Federal Reserve raises the discount rate, and banks retire debt owed the Federal Reserve.
k.
l.
m.
The federal government runs a deficit and borrows the funds from the general public.
n.
The federal government runs a deficit and borrows the funds from the Federal Reserve.
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b.
These two questions illustrate that a seasonal flow of deposits into or out of
the banking system will affect the reserves of the banking system. Unless the
banks are able to find liquidity elsewhere (e.g., the Federal Reserve), such
seasonal changes in reserves may produce fluctuations in the supply of
credit.
c.
d.
e.
These three questions illustrate that from the viewpoint of the banking
system, it does not matter if the banks acquire debt issued by firms,
governments, or households. To acquire the debt, the banks must have
excess reserves. After they have used their excess reserves, the money
supply is expanded, and the excess reserves become required reserves.
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f.
Unlike in the previous questions, the lending of excess reserves from one
bank to another does not in the aggregate increase or decrease the reserves
of the banking system.
g.
Loans between members of the non-bank general public do not affect banks'
reserves and thus do not affect their capacity to lend.
h.
While the creation of new loans uses the banks' excess reserves and creates
new money, the retiring of loans from commercial banks reduces demand
deposits and restores excess reserves (i.e., increases excess reserves).
i.
j.
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k.
l.
m.
n.
During a period of inflation, a policy that contracts the money supply and the
capacity of banks to lend is desirable. The opposite situation would apply
during a recession. If there were a deficit during a period of recession, it is
desirable to increase the money supply and the capacity of the banks to lend.
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