Explain each of these statements supported by reasonable reasoning: a) The effect of reducing the reserve ratio on budgets deficit, savings and velocity of money. b) The Central bank will target the interest rate when there is an increase in investment.

Q: Under which of the following situations will the purchase of bonds by the Central Bank have the…

A: Purchase of bonds by the Central Bank is part of expansionary monetary policy.

Q: When the Fed lowers the federal funds rate, which of the following economic variables responds most…

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Q: Fed actions affect the money market but not the bond market. Do you agree or disagree with this…

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Q: Most monetary policy at 0% interest rates, utilizes:   Question 17 options: a. quantitative easing…

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Q: The common traditional consensus among economists is that the central bank cannot target both…

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Q: Assume the economy is currently in Recession and the Federal Reserve has chosen to use the required…

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Q: Question 6 The central bank can choose to target both the nonborrowed reserves and the interest rate…

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Q: Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Please provide reason for the answer. If the central bank…

A: Open market operation refers to the selling and buying of government bonds by the central bank.

Q: Assume the economy is currently in Recession and the Federal Reserve has chosen to use the required…

A: When the economy is in recession it requires expansionary monetary or fiscal polices or both.

Q: When the central bank lowers the reserve requirement on deposits: a) the money supply increases and…

A: Reserve requirement is kind of regulation which protect the bank and consumer from the bankruptcy.…

Q: If the government wants to increase employment, what should it do among the following?    a.…

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Q: Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. The Fed buys…

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Q: Suppose that a central bank pursues expansionary monetary policy by purchasing bonds. Classify each…

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Q: Consider the money market equilibrium. If there is an increase in credit card fraud then people will…

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Q: Question 2 Discuss the major contributions and implications of the following theories of money…

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Q: Open market operations refer to A) the buying and selling of stocks in the stock market. B) the…

A: The correct option is B.

Q: Suppose the Central Bank of Kenya pursues an aggressive Restrictive policy by increasing the reserve…

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Q: If the Federal Government wants to stimulate a stagnating economy in recession (it wants to increase…

A: Stagnation is a situation when there is very little growth in the output of an economy.

Q: Economics [Related to the Making the Connection] At an August 2011 meeting of the FOMC, three…

A: The correct option is option d ) all of the above.

Q: With respect to Open Market Operations, if the Fed buys bonds from the marketplace, then they are…

A: Open market operations refer to purchase and sale of  bonds by Fed.

Q: Assume the economy is currently in Recession and the Federal Reserve has chosen to use the required…

A: Recession is the economic scenario where the growth rate has declined continuously for two or more…

Q: Assume that the money demand function is (M / P)d = 2,200 – 200r, where r is the interest rate in…

A: The money supply alludes to how much cash or currency flowing in an economy.

Q: 1. If the Fed purchases U.S. Treasury securities, then the curve shifts from . to . As in figure and…

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Q: Which of the statements is wrong? Money supply increase leads to decrease in interest rate Decrease…

A: We have given four statements, out of which we have to select the wrong statement.

Q: Explain three tools of monetary policy from central bank and how these tools increase and decrease…

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Q: Assume the legal reserve ratio is 20 percent. Suppose that the Fed buys $500 of securities from…

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Q: Currently, the Federal Reserve executes monetary policy by targeting   Question 7 options:   a)…

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Q: Initially, the Central Bank sets the equilibrium interest rate at 7% at which money supply is equal…

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Q: Which of the following events will cause the interest rate to increase? an open market sale of bonds…

A: Answer:- (C) all of these

Q: Which of the following statements is true? In order to reduce the interest rate, the Reserve Bank…

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Q: Explain how lowering the reserve requirement ratio by the central bank will affect the aggregate…

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Q: Assume the economy is currently in Recession and the Federal Reserve has chosen to use the required…

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Q: Explain why the Reserve Supply is perfectly elastic at Discount Window

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Q: To counteract a recession, the Central Bank should   A. raise the reserve requirement and the…

A: The Central bank tends to affect rates of interest and supply of money through either selling or…

Q: When conducting an open-market purchase, the Central Bank Select one: a.sells government bonds, and…

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Q: Use the following table to answer the next question. The money supply and investment are in…

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Q: In case of high inflation, the Federal Reserve normally O buys governmeñt bonds O sells government…

A: Fed uses open market operations in order to alter money supply in the economy.

Q: In a period of deflation, the Fed would most likely A) decrease the required reserve ratio. C) All,…

A: General decline in prices of products typically related to a contraction within the supply of cash…

Q: When there is a stable goods market (IS does not shift), the best target policy for central bank is…

A: Goods markets are markets where households and companies interact to purchase and sell the goods and…

Q: Which statement concerning the transactions demand for money is true? The transactions demand for…

A: Transaction demand for money indicates the amount of money that individuals or institutions are…