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Money is


A) anything that serves as a medium of exchange or unit of accounting.
B) a twentieth-century invention.
C) an asset that never loses value over time.
D) anything of value.

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

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Which of the following assets are counted in M2?


A) Gold
B) Mutual market mutual funds
C) Credit card accounts
D) Real estate

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

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To the extent that banks hold excess reserves, the actual expansion of the money supply will be greater than that predicted by the size of the money multiplier.

A) True
B) False

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The money supply in the United States is backed by


A) trust in its acceptability.
B) gold.
C) silver.
D) government policy.

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

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The assets included in M1 are


A) not liquid.
B) assets of value that do not serve as a medium of exchange.
C) the money that has been created outside the banking system.
D) readily used to conduct marketplace transactions.

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

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How does money make an economy more efficient?

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By facilitating exch...

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Under _________ reserve banking, banks do not hold all of their deposits as reserves.

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Near moneys cannot be used in transactions, but they are highly _________ .

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Savings deposits are included in M2 but not in M1.

A) True
B) False

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The narrowest definition of money is _________.

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The Federal _________ _________ Committee governs the growth of the money supply.

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Barter requires a _________ of wants.

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M2 is money held for


A) investment purposes.
B) liquidity purposes.
C) transaction purposes.
D) security purposes.

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

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Which of the following is TRUE?


A) M2 is always larger than M1.
B) M1 is always larger than M2.
C) M2 is the narrowest definition of the money supply.
D) Credit card accounts are included in M1 but not in M2.

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

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What are thrift institutions?

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Savings banks, savin...

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When defining money as M1, you are looking at those assets that


A) can be used in transactions.
B) serve as a medium of exchange but are not liquid.
C) are liquid but do not serve as a medium of exchange.
D) earn interest.

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

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Money market deposit accounts are


A) included in M1 but not in M2.
B) included in M2 but not in M1.
C) included both in M1 and M2.
D) included neither in M1 nor M2.

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

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Barter requires a coincidence of wants.

A) True
B) False

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For barter to occur there has to be


A) a commodity to serve as a medium of exchange.
B) a formal market where prices are quoted.
C) a coincidence of wants.
D) a chain of middlemen facilitating the exchange.

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

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United States coins and currency are backed by


A) silver.
B) gold.
C) the Congress.
D) nothing.

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

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