ECON 312 WEEK 7 HOMEWORK LATEST

1. ECON 312 WEEK 7 HOMEWORK LATEST Visit Below Link, To Download This Course: https://www.tutorialsservice.net/product/econ-312-week-7-homework-latest/ Or Email us on SUPPORT@TUTORIALSSERVICE.NET ECON 312 Week 7 Homework Latest ECON312 ECON 312 Week 7 Homework Latest Question 1 In January 2013, currency and traveler’s checks held by individuals and businesses was $1,101 billion; checkable deposits owned by individuals and businesses were $1,365 billion; savings deposits were $6,710 billion; small time deposits were $621 billion; and money market funds and other deposits were $652 billion. Calculate M1 and M2 in January 2013. M1 in January 2013 is $________billion. M2 in January 2013 is $_____billion. Question 2 In December2004, M1 was $1,372 billion; M2 was $6,422 billion; checkable deposits owned by individuals and businesses were $667667 billion; small time deposits were $817 billion; and money market funds and other deposits were $713 billion. Calculate currency held by individuals and businesses and traveler’s checks in December2004, and calculate savings deposits.

2. In December2004, currency held by individuals and businesses and traveler’s checks were $___________billion. Savings deposits in December2004 were $___________ billion. Question 3 Sara withdraws $1,500 from her checking account at Bank of America, keeps $300 in cash, and deposits the balance in her time deposit account at Citibank. What is the immediate change in M1 and M2 A. M2 decreases by $1,200 and there is no change in M1. B. M1 decreases by $300300 and M2 increases by $300. C. M1 and M2 decrease by $1,200. D. M1 decreases by $1,200 and there is no change in M2. E. M1 decreases by $1,200 and M2 increases by $1,200. Question 4 *Real-time data provided by Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis. The table shows the quantities of M1, M2, and their components in July 2017 but with two items missing. What are the missing items A is ____________ B is ___________ Amount July 2017 (billions of dollars) M2 Money market funds A Savings deposits M1 Checkable deposits B 13,602.2 680.8 364.4 9,028.7 3,528.3 2,040.6 1,487.7 Question 5 Real-Time Data Analysis Exercise*

3. *Real-time data provided by Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis. The table shows the quantities of M1, M2, and their components in July 2017. What is the largest component of M1 A. Savings deposits B. Currency and traveler’s checks C. Checkable deposits D. Small time deposits What is the largest component of M2 A. Checkable deposits B. Small time deposits C. Money market funds D. Savings deposits Amount July 2017 (billions of dollars) M2 Money market funds Small time deposits Savings deposits M1 Checkable deposits Currency and traveler’s checks 13,602.2 680.8 364.4 9,028.7 3,528.3 2,040.6 1,487.7 Question 6 The institutions that make up the banking system are ______. A. the U.S. Treasury, money market funds, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Federal Reserve B. thrift institutions, the New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange C. the U.S. Treasury, the world gold market, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange D. thrift institutions, money market funds, commercial banks, and the Federal Reserve

4. E. thrift institutions, the world gold market, money market funds, and commercial banks Question 7 A bank has the following deposits and assets: Checkable deposits, $300 Savings deposits, $1,320 Small time deposits, $575 Loans to businesses, $1,790 Outstanding credit card balances, $300 Government securities, $100 Currency, $5 Reserve account at the Fed, $6 Calculate the bank’s total deposits and the amount of deposits that are part of M1 and M2. The bank’s total deposits are $ ___________ Deposits that are part of M1 are $________ Deposits that are part of M2 are $___________ Question 8 Choose the statement that is incorrect. A. A bank keeps only a small fraction of its funds in reserves and lends the rest. B. A bank balances security for its stockholders against profit for its depositors. C. The aim of a bank is to maximize their stockholders’ wealth. D. Reserves are the currency in a bank’s vault plus the balance on it reserve account at a Federal Reserve Bank. Question 9 Choose the correct statement about the Fed and the FOMC.

5. A. The Fed regulates financial institutions and markets and the FOMC is organized into 12 Federal Reserve districts. B. The Fed is the U.S. federal government and the FOMC is the government’s operating management committee. C. The Fed regulates financial institutions and the FOMC is the Fed’s main policy -making committee. D. The Fed is the world central bank and the FOMC meets to review the state of the economy E. The Fed is a federation of commercial banks and the FOMC is its management committee. Question 10 The monetary base is the sum of _______. A. U.S. government securities held by the Fed and commercial banks B. excess reserves held by the commercial banks C. coins, Federal Reserve notes, and banks’ reserves at the Fed D.U.S. government securities and loans made by the Fed to commercial banks E. money held by the regional federal reserve banks Question 11 Suppose that at the end of December 2009, banks’ reserves at the Fedbanks’$15 billion, Federal Reserve notes $750 billion, and the quantity of coins was $10 billion. Calculate the monetary base in the United States. The monetary base in the United States is $_____billion. Question 12 If the Fed makes an open market purchase of $1 million of securities, the quantity of money _____ by $1 million multiplied by _____. A. increases; the inverse of the required reserve ratio B. increases; the money multiplier C. decreases; the inverse of the required reserve ratio D. increases; the currency drain

6. E. decreases; the required reserve ratio Desired reserve ratio = R/D; Currency drain ratio = C/D; Monetary base = MB; Quantity of money = M. If the Fed makes an open market purchase of $1 million of securities, the magnitude of the money multiplier is _____. A.1/(R/D + C/D) B.R/MB C. (1 + C/D)/(R/D + C/D) D. (R/D + C/D)/(1 + C/D) E. MB/M The sign of the money multiplier is ______. A. positive B. negative The quantity of money ______. A. increases B. decreases Question 13 A commodity or token is money if it is _______. A. used in a barter transaction B. completely safe as a store of value C. a store of value D. generally accepted as means of payment Question 14 The Fed’s policy tools include all the following except _______. A. required reserve ratio and open market operations B. discount rate

7. C. taxing banks’ deposits at the Fed D. quantitative easing Question 15 A commercial bank creates money when it does all the following except _______. A. decreases its excess reserves B. makes loans C. puts cash in its ATMs D. creates deposits Question 16 Classify each of the following items as discretionary fiscal policy or automatic fiscal policy or neither. __________A decrease in tax revenues in a recession _________Additional government expenditure to upgrade highways ______________An increase in the public education budget ___________A cut in infrastructure expenditure during a boom Question 17 Explain the change in aggregate demand when government expenditure on national defense increases by $100 billion. Aggregate demand ______ by ______ $100 billion. A. decreases; less than B. increases; less than C. decreases; more than D. increases; more than E. increases; exactly Question 18 Explain how aggregate demand changes when the government increases taxes by $100 billion.

8. Aggregate demand ______ by ______ $100 billion. A. decreases; exactly B. decreases; less than C. increases; more than D. decreases; more than E. increases; less than Question 19 Suppose that the U.S. government increases its expenditure on highways and bridges by $100 billion. As a result of this expenditure, aggregate demand ______. If the economy is in a recession, real GDP _______. A. increases by more than $100 billion because consumption expenditure increases in a multiplier process; increases B. increases by more than $100 billion because U.S. imports would decrease and people would spend more on U.S.-produced goods and services; increases C. increases by $100 billion; increases D. increases by less than $100 billion because consumption expenditure decreases; decreases E. does not change because the increase in government expenditure would be matched by a decrease in private expenditure; does not change Question 20 The supply-side effects of a tax cut arise because taxes act as _________ to work, save, and provide entrepreneurial services. The supply-side effects from an increase in government expenditure arise because government expenditure increases the quantities of _____________, which increases potential GDP and aggregate supply. So, a tax cut increases people’s ___________ to work, to save, and to provide entrepreneurial services, all of which lead to an increase in aggregate supply and potential GDP.

9. Question 21 The graph shows the economy in a recession. Draw a curve that shows the effect of a fiscal stimulus. Label it. Draw a point at the new macroeconomic equilibrium. Question 22 A country has been in existence for only two years. In the first year, tax revenues were $1.0 million and outlays were $1.5 million. In the second year, tax revenues were $1.5 million and outlays were $2.0 million. At the end of the second year, the government had issued debt worth ______. A. $0.5 million B. $1 million C. $0.5 million D. $1 million Question 23 Choose the statement that is incorrect. A. The tax multiplier is the magnification effect of a change in taxes on aggregate demand. B. The magnitude of the tax multiplier is larger than the government expenditure multiplier. C. The government expenditure multiplier is the magnification effect of a change in government expenditure on goods and services on aggregate demand. D. The magnitude of the tax multiplier is equal to the marginal propensity to consume multiplied by the government expenditure multiplier. Question 24 An automatic stabilizer is at work if as real GDP increases, ______. A. transfer payments decrease and interest rates decrease B. tax revenues increase and transfer payments decrease

10. C. transfer payments increase and tax revenues decrease D. tax revenues decrease and interest rates increase Question 25 An increase in taxes when the economy is above full employment ______ aggregate demand and real GDP, and the price level ______. A. does not change; does not change B. increases; rises C. decreases; falls D. increases; falls Question 26 An automatic fiscal policy is a fiscal policy action that is triggered by _____. A discretionary fiscal policy is a fiscal policy action that is initiated by _____. A. the National Protection and Programs; the Domestic Policy Council B. the state of the economy; an act of Congress C.an act of Congress; the state of the economy D. the state of the economy; the Fed Question 27 Automatic stabilizers are features of fiscal policy that stabilize _____ without explicit action by the government. A. the interest rate B. real GDP C. wage rates D. the price level Question 28 The structural surplus or deficit is the budget balance that would occur if the economy were _____.

11. A. above full employment B. at trade balance C. at full employment D. below full employment Question 29 The government expenditure multiplier is the effect of a change in government expenditure on goods and services on _____. A. aggregate demand B. real GDP C. aggregate supply D. consumption Question 30 The balanced budget multiplier is the effect on _____ of a _____ change in government expenditure and taxes that leaves the budget balance unchanged. A. consumption expenditure; past B. aggregate supply; periodic C. aggregate demand; simultaneous D. real GDP; simultaneous Question 31 List the sequence of events in the transition from a fall in the federal funds rate to a change in the inflation rate. The Fed lowers the federal funds rate. Other short-term interest rates _______and the exchange rate ___________. The quantity of money and supply of loanable funds __________ The long-term real interest rate ___________.

12. Consumption expenditure, investment, and net exports ___________. Aggregate demand ___________. Real GDP growth rate_____________ Inflation rate ____________. Question 32 When the Fed raises the federal funds rate, the long-run real interest rate ______. A. rises within a few months B. rises the same day or the next day C. falls about one year later D. rises about one year later Question 33 Other things remaining the same, the lower the real interest rate, the ______ is the amount of consumption expenditure and the ______ is the amount of saving. A. greater; greater B. greater; smaller C. smaller; greater D. smaller; smaller Other things remaining the same, the lower the real interest rate, the ________is the amount of investment. Question 34 The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which banks can borrow and lend _____ in the _____ market. A. investment funds; loanable funds B. reserves; mutual funds C. reserves; federal funds D. equity funds; stock

13. Question 35 To fight unemployment and close a recessionary gap, the Fed ________. A. stimulates aggregate supply by lowering the federal funds rate, which increases potential GDP B. increases bank reserves, which banks use to make new loans to businesses, which increases aggregate supply C. stimulates aggregate demand by lowering the federal funds rate, which increases the quantity of money D. increases employment, which increases real GDP