Federal Reserve Policy Quiz

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What is the effect of the Fed buying bonds through open-market operations?

  • Shifting of the aggregate supply curve
  • Decrease in aggregate demand
  • Increase in money supply (correct)
  • Expansion of bank reserves

Who is the key decision maker for general Federal Reserve policy?

  • Treasury Secretary
  • Regional Fed Bank Presidents
  • Chair of the Fed (correct)
  • President of the United States

What does it signal when the Fed announces a raise in the federal funds rate?

  • Intention to sell bonds, reduce money supply (correct)
  • Intention to sell bonds, increase money supply
  • Intention to buy bonds, decrease money supply
  • Intention to buy bonds, increase money supply

Which action by the Fed would lead to an increase in the money supply?

<p>Decreasing reserve requirements (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many members are on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and how long are they appointed for?

<p>7 members, 14-year terms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to your real income when you receive the same number of dollars every year but prices are rising?

<p>Real income falls (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following correctly describes the impact on bank reserves if a bank has $1,000,000 in deposits, a minimum reserve requirement of 15 percent, and bank reserves of $170,000?

<p>$170,000 decrease in bank reserves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to interest rates and where does aggregate demand shift when the Federal Reserve sells bonds in the open market?

<p>Increase; left (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of money is being described when you use it to decide to save for tuition next semester?

<p>Store of value (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to monetarists, what is the nature of the aggregate supply curve at the natural rate of unemployment?

<p>Perfectly vertical (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In terms of Federal Reserve requirements, which statement is TRUE?

<p>Federal Reserve requires banks to maintain minimum reserve ratios (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If money multiplier is high, what does it imply about the banking system's ability to generate deposit dollars?

<p>Banking system can generate more deposit dollars (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What helps explain the multiplier effect?

<p>Spending and re-spending income (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the aggregate demand curve if government purchases decrease?

<p>It shifts left (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the principal mechanism for directly changing bank reserves?

<p>Open-market operations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can a bank do if it doesn't have enough reserves?

<p>Borrow reserves from the discount window (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors serve?

<p>4 year term with reappointments possible (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what function does money act as a medium of exchange?

<p>Medium of exchange only (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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