MACROECONOMICS (LL)
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ISBN: 9781260186949
Author: McConnell
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 15, Problem 3RQ
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The reason for banks keeping Required Reserves .
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- 7. The Federal Reserve has raised the Federal Funds rate by 3.75 percent within the past year. Ifa bank had capital of 10 percent when the Fed began raising rates and has no loans at risk ofdefault, under what circumstances will its capital position be compromised? Please be specific.8. How do rising interest rates affect the size of real estate loans that lenders will advance?Again, be specific.9. Mortgage rates have risen by about 4 percent over the past year. Does that mean that theacceptable minimum appreciation rate for looking at owner housing relative to renting hasrisen by 4 percent? Why or why not? (Hint: think about our analysis of the buy-rent decision).10. You are evaluating a CMBS. Beyond the standard metrics (i.e., LTV, DCI, etc.), name twothings to consider in evaluating the security.arrow_forward(A). For the Fed to reduce the money supply using open market operations it should ... O a. Increase the money supply. O b. Lower the minimum reserve requirement. O c. Buy treasury bills from banks. O d. Sell treasury bills to banks. (b). Which of the following is not a result of expansionary Open Market Operations? O a. Increase in the money supply. O b. Less investment spending. O c. Banks make more loans. O d. Decrease in the federal funds rate.arrow_forward4. a) Suppose that Tk.10,000 in new taka bills (never seen before) falls magically from the sky into your hands. What are the minimum increase and the maximum increase in the money supply that may result? Assume the required reserve ratio is 10 percent.b) Suppose you receive Tk. 10,000 from your grandmother and deposits the money in a saving account. your grandmother gave you the money by writing a check on her saving account. Would the maximum increase in the money supply still be what you found it to be in part a) where you received the money from the sky? Why or why not?c) Suppose that instead you getting Tk. 10,000 from the sky or a check through your grandmother, you get the money from your mother who had buried it in a can in her backyard. In this case, would the maximum increase in the money supply be what you found it to be in part a)? Why or why not?arrow_forward
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