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In the short run, the interest rate is determined in the _____ market.


A) stock
B) money
C) loanable funds
D) commodity

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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In the long run changes in the money supply change prices but not real output and interest rates.

A) True
B) False

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Use the following to answer questions Figure: Monetary Policy III Use the following to answer questions  Figure: Monetary Policy III   -(Figure: Monetary Policy III)  Look at the figure Monetary Policy III. Expansionary monetary policy will lead to an equilibrium price level of: A)  P<sub>1</sub>. B)  P<sub>2</sub>. C)  P<sub>3</sub>. D)  P<sub>4</sub>. -(Figure: Monetary Policy III) Look at the figure Monetary Policy III. Expansionary monetary policy will lead to an equilibrium price level of:


A) P1.
B) P2.
C) P3.
D) P4.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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If the economy is in a recessionary gap, the Federal Reserve should conduct _____ monetary policy by _____ the money supply.


A) expansionary; decreasing
B) expansionary; increasing
C) contractionary; decreasing
D) contractionary; increasing

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Use the following to answer question Figure: Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Monetary Policy Use the following to answer question  Figure: Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Monetary Policy   -(Figure: Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Monetary Policy)  Look at the figure Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Monetary Policy. If the economy is initially at E<sub>2</sub> and the central bank makes no change in its monetary policy: A)  AD<sub>2</sub> will shift to the right, increasing the existing inflationary gap. B)  AD<sub>2</sub> will shift to the left, closing the inflationary gap. C)  SRAS<sub>1</sub> will eventually shift to the left, closing the existing inflationary gap but raising the aggregate price level. D)  SRAS<sub>2</sub> will immediately shift to the right, increasing the existing inflationary gap. -(Figure: Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Monetary Policy) Look at the figure Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Monetary Policy. If the economy is initially at E2 and the central bank makes no change in its monetary policy:


A) AD2 will shift to the right, increasing the existing inflationary gap.
B) AD2 will shift to the left, closing the inflationary gap.
C) SRAS1 will eventually shift to the left, closing the existing inflationary gap but raising the aggregate price level.
D) SRAS2 will immediately shift to the right, increasing the existing inflationary gap.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements is FALSE? In the long run, monetary policy:


A) affects only the aggregate price level.
B) does not affect aggregate output.
C) is neutral.
D) increases potential output.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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When long-term interest rates are higher than short-term rates, as they were in 2010:


A) it implies that short-term interest rates are expected to fall.
B) it has no implication for short-term interest rates.
C) it implies that inflation will fall.
D) it implies that short-term interest rates are expected to rise.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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A rise in interest rates due to a decrease in the money supply will _____ aggregate demand.


A) reduce
B) not change
C) increase
D) cause random fluctuations in

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions Scenario: Money and Interest Rates Banks decide to do away with fees charged when other banks' customers use the bank's own ATM. -(Scenario: Money and Interest Rates) Look at the scenario Money and Interest Rates. If the Federal Reserve wants to maintain the same federal funds rate, it should:


A) increase taxes.
B) decrease government spending.
C) sell Treasury bills.
D) buy Treasury bills.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Use the following to answer questions Figure: Monetary Policy and the AD-SRAS Model Use the following to answer questions  Figure: Monetary Policy and the AD-SRAS Model   -(Figure: Monetary Policy and the AD-SRAS Model)  Look at the figure Monetary Policy and the AD-SRAS Model. If the economy is at point h because of an open market purchase by the Federal Reserve and no further monetary policy is implemented, in the LONG run nominal wages will _____, SRAS will shift _____, real GDP will _____, and the price level will _____. A)  increase; to SRAS'; decrease; increase B)  increase; to SRAS'; increase; decrease C)  decrease; farther to the right; decrease; increase D)  decrease; to SRAS'; increase; decrease -(Figure: Monetary Policy and the AD-SRAS Model) Look at the figure Monetary Policy and the AD-SRAS Model. If the economy is at point h because of an open market purchase by the Federal Reserve and no further monetary policy is implemented, in the LONG run nominal wages will _____, SRAS will shift _____, real GDP will _____, and the price level will _____.


A) increase; to SRAS'; decrease; increase
B) increase; to SRAS'; increase; decrease
C) decrease; farther to the right; decrease; increase
D) decrease; to SRAS'; increase; decrease

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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People pay a cost for holding money instead of nonmonetary assets such as Treasury bills.

A) True
B) False

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Use the following to answer questions Figure: Monetary Policy III Use the following to answer questions  Figure: Monetary Policy III   -(Figure: Monetary Policy III)  Look at the figure Monetary Policy III. Expansionary economic policy will lead to an equilibrium GDP of: A)  Y<sub>1</sub>. B)  Y<sub>2</sub>. C)  Y<sub>3</sub>. D)  Y<sub>4</sub>. -(Figure: Monetary Policy III) Look at the figure Monetary Policy III. Expansionary economic policy will lead to an equilibrium GDP of:


A) Y1.
B) Y2.
C) Y3.
D) Y4.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Improvements in information technology have:


A) shifted the demand for cash to the right.
B) decreased the demand for money.
C) not affected the demand for money.
D) increased the demand for money.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The liquidity preference model focuses on interest rates in the short run.

A) True
B) False

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When the Fed changes tax rates, interest rates change, and this changes real GDP.

A) True
B) False

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The higher the short-term interest rate, the lower the opportunity cost of holding money.

A) True
B) False

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If the demand for money is $300 billion and the supply of money is $200 billion, then the interest rate will:


A) fall.
B) rise.
C) remain unchanged.
D) be in equilibrium.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following monetary policies would be destabilizing? I. an expansionary policy during an expansion II) an expansionary policy during a recession III) a contractionary policy during an expansion


A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I, II, and III

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Expansionary monetary policy works by decreasing consumption, allowing other sectors of the economy to spend more.

A) True
B) False

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Expansionary monetary policy _____ the money supply, _____ interest rates, and _____ consumption and investment spending.


A) increases; increases; increases
B) decreases; decreases; decreases
C) increases; decreases; increases
D) decreases; increases; decreases

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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