ECO 316 Week 3 Chapter 18 Changes in the Monetary Base

 This work of ECO 316 Week 3 Chapter 18 Changes in the Monetary Base shows the solutions to the following problems:


 18.1 Multiple Choice Questions

 1) In April 2006, about how much in securities did the Federal Reserve hold?

 2) In April 2006, discount loans by the Fed amounted to about

 3) The Fed's largest asset is

 4) How does the Fed acquire its holdings of securities?

 5) Most of the Fed's portfolio of securities consists of

 6) In addition to U.S. Treasury securities, the Fed's portfolio of securities contains

 7) An open market purchase

 8) The primary reason the Fed makes discount loans to banks is to

 9) Which of the following statements is correct?

 10) On the Fed's balance sheet an item in the process of collection

 11) Items in the process of collection are generated by

 12) On the Fed's balance sheet, the Fed's holdings of foreign exchange reserves

 13) Which of the following is NOT a Federal Reserve asset?

 14) Special Drawing Rights are issued by

 15) The balance in the Gold and SDR certificate account on the Fed's balance sheet increases when

 16) The part of bank reserves deposited at the Fed are

 17) The balance in the Gold and SDR certificate account on the Fed's balance sheet increases when

 18) The bulk of the Fed's holdings of U.S. Treasury currency consists of

 19) The Fed's largest liability is

 20) The currency outstanding account on the Fed's balance sheet

 21) The currency outstanding account on the Fed's balance sheet

 22) The Treasury typically

 23) Why aren't Treasury deposits with the Fed part of the monetary base?

 24) Which of the following holds a deposit account at the Fed?

 25) On the Fed's balance sheet, a deferred availability cash item

 26) Where would shares of stock in the Federal Reserve System purchased by the Fed's member banks be included on the Fed's balance sheet?

 27) Deposits by depository institutions with the Fed

 28) Which of the following is a correct expression for the monetary base?

 29) The monetary base will increase for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

 30) In August 2006, the average value of the monetary base was about

 31) Most reserves tned to consist of

 32) Which is the correct expression for currency in circulation?

 33) What percentage of the nation's currency is made up of Federal Reserve Notes?

 34) The $300 million in U.S. Treasury notes dating back to Civil War issues and still outstanding are called

 35) The terms on the right-hand side of the Fed's balance sheet

 36) Which of the following is true of the Fed's balance sheet?

 37) Federal Reserve float is defined as

 38) Increases in which of the following items from the Fed's balance sheet will result in increases in the monetary base?

 39) Increases in which of the following items from the Fed's balance sheet will result in decreases in the monetary base?

 40) Decreases in which of the following items from the Fed's balance sheet will result in increases in the monetary base?

 41) If the volume of discount loans increases by $2 billion, the monetary base will increase by

 42) If the Fed purchases $10 billion of U.S. Treasury bills, the monetary base will increase by

 43) The "Member Bank Reserve Changes" data published weekly in The Wall Street Journal is most useful for

 44) When a bank presents a check to the Fed for clearing, the Fed promises to credit the bank for

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