Who sets the Fractional reserve banking system - required reserve %
Correct Answer-Federal reserve
What makes the money multiplier process stop? Correct Answer-
Leakages
Types of leakages Correct Answer-1. Demand for currency
2. Demand for excess reserves
3. Types of deposits
What does demand for excess reserve branch out to? Correct Answer--
volatility of withdrawals/deposits
- volatility of loan demand
Types of deposits Correct Answer-- demand deposits
- time deposits
Example of DD Correct Answer-Checking accounts
Example of TD Correct Answer-Savings accounts, CDs
Financial intermediaries fulfill which of the following functions?
A) Brokerage
,B) Asset transformation
C) Payment services
D) All of the above are correct
E) A and B only Correct Answer-D) All of the above are correct
The outlay in monetary expense to track the credit risk of borrowers is
an example of
A) liquidity cost.
B) monitoring cost.
C) price risk.
D) asset acquisition cost.
E) agency cost. Correct Answer-B) monitoring cost.
Actions that utilize the money supply in an effort to impact
macroeconomic activity often are part of
A) fiscal policy.
B) tax policy.
C) monetary policy.
D) credit allocation.
E) redlining. Correct Answer-C) monetary policy.
The process of funding assets of one maturity with liabilities of another
maturity is called
A) size intermediation.
, B) denomination intermediation.
C) credit allocation.
D) payment intermediation.
E) maturity intermediation. Correct Answer-E) maturity intermediation.
The central bank directly controls the portion of money known as
A) inside money.
B) outside money.
C) international money.
D) M2.
E) M3. Correct Answer-B) outside money.
Regulation supporting the lending to socially important sectors of the
economy is
A) safety and soundness regulation.
B) monetary policy regulation.
C) credit allocation regulation.
D) entry regulation.
E) consumer protection regulation. Correct Answer-C) credit allocation
regulation.
The most dramatic increase in the share of assets in FIs in the U.S. has
been in
A) investment companies.