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Macroeconomics,10e(Parkin)
Chapter14MonetaryPolicy
1MonetaryPolicyObjectivesandFramework
1)WhichofthefollowingisoneoftheFed'spolicygoals?
A)helpthePresidentwinreelection
B)exchangerate
C)monetarybase
D)pricelevelstability
Answer:
D
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
2)TheFed'sgoalsinclude
A)openmarketoperations.
B)pricelevelstability.
C)themonetarybase.
D)thefederalfundsrate.
Answer:
B
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
3)FederalReservemonetarypolicygoalsinclude
A)ensuringbankscanmeettheirprofitmaximizationobjectives.
B)discountratestability
C)zeropercentunemploymentinthedomesticeconomy.
D)pricelevelstability
Answer:
D
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
4)TheFederalReservemonetarypolicygoalsofmaximumemploymentmeans
A)azeropercentunemploymentrate.
B)azeropercentnaturalunemploymentrate.
C)keepingtheunemploymentrateclosetothenaturalunemploymentrate.
D)cyclicalunemploymentshouldnotnecessarilybeminimized.
Answer:
C
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
5)WhichofthefollowingareNOTFederalReservemonetarypolicygoals?
A)moderatelong-terminterestrates
B)pricelevelstability
C)maximumemployment
D)zeropercentunemployment.
Answer:
D
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
6)Thekeygoalofmonetarypolicyisto
A)reversetheproductivitygrowthslowdown
B)keepthebudgetdeficitsmalland/orthebudgetsurpluslarge.
C)lowertaxes
D)maintainlowinflation
Answer:
D
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Modified10thedition
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
7)Thekeyaimofmonetarypolicyisto
A)changegovernmentspendingtospurinnovation.
B)maintainpricestability
C)changetaxratestoboostinvestment.
D)changetaxratestoboostsaving.
Answer:
B
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Modified10thedition
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
8)WhichofthefollowingisthemostimportantFederalReservemonetarypolicygoal?
A)moderatelong-terminterestrates
B)minimumunemployment.
C)maximumemployment
D)pricelevelstability
Answer:
D
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
9)Intheshortrun,theFederalReservefacesatradeoffbetween
A)economicgrowthandemployment.
B)inflationandpricestability.
C)inflationandunemployment.
D)realGDPgrowthandpotentialGDPgrowth.
Answer:
C
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
10)Intheshortrun,theFederalReservefacesatradeoffbetween
A)economicgrowthandemployment.
B)inflationandpricestability.
C)inflationandrealGDP.
D)interestratesandunemployment.
Answer:
C
Topic:
PolicyGoals
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
11)Thecoreinflationrate,measuredbythecorePCEdeflator,measureschangesinthe
A)priceofonlytwoconsumergoods:
foodandfuel
B)pricesofallconsumergoods
C)pricesofconsumergoodsexceptfoodandfuel.
D)pricesofconsumergoodsexcepthealthcare.
Answer:
C
Topic:
PriceStability
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Modified10thedition
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
12)Todeterminewhetherthegoalofstablepricesisbeingachieved,theFederalReservemonitorsthe________butusesasitsoperationalguidethe________.
A)coreCPI;coreinflationrate
B)coreinflationrate;CPIinflationrate
C)CPI;coreinflationrate
D)GDPpricedeflator;CPI
Answer:
C
Topic:
PriceStability
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Modified10thedition
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
13)BenBernankehasbeenmoreprecisethanhispredecessor,suggestingacoreinflationrateof________peryearisthesameaspricestability.
A)0to1percent
B)0to2percent
C)1to2percent
D)1to4percent
Answer:
C
Topic:
PriceStability
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
14)FederalReserveChairmanBenBernankehasdefinedpricestabilityasoccurringwhencoreinflationis
A)exactly0percent.
B)lessthan10percent.
C)between1and2percent.
D)usedinwage-settingcontracts.
Answer:
C
Topic:
PriceStability
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
15)BenBernankehassuggestedthatacoreinflationrateof________istheequivalentofpricestability.
A)between1percentto2percent
B)zero
C)lessthan5percent.
D)lessthanzero
Answer:
A
Topic:
PriceStability
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
16)Theoutputgapisthe
A)percentagedeviationofrealGDPfrompotentialGDP.
B)differencebetweenactualinflationandcoreinflation.
C)differenceingraduationlevelsbetweenhighschoolandcollege.
D)percentageincreaseintheeconomicgrowthrateofrealGDP.
Answer:
A
Topic:
OutputGap
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
17)Whentheoutputgapispositive,itrepresents________gap,andwhenitisnegative,itrepresents________gap.
A)arecessionary;aninflationary
B)aninflationary;anemployment
C)aninflationary;arecessionary
D)anemployment;anunemployment
Answer:
C
Topic:
OutputGap
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
18)TheoutputgapcanbeusedtoestimatetheextendtowhichtheFedmissesitsgoalof
A)maximumemployment.
B)stableprices.
C)moderatelong-terminterestrates.
D)monetarypolicy.
Answer:
A
Topic:
OutputGap
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
19)Whichofthefollowingbodiesareresponsiblefortheconductofmonetarypolicy?
A)theFederalReserveSystem
B)Congress
C)thePresident
D)CongressandthePresident,jointly
Answer:
A
Topic:
TheFederalReserveSystem
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
20)Monetarypolicyiscontrolledby
A)Congress.
B)thepresident.
C)theFederalReserve.
D)theTreasuryDepartment.
Answer:
C
Topic:
TheFederalReserveSystem
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
21)ThecurrentchairmanoftheFederalReserveis
A)BenBernanke.
B)AlanGreenspan.
C)PaulVolcker.
D)MiltonFriedman.
Answer:
A
Topic:
TheFederalReserveSystem
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
22)TheFederalOpenMarketCommitteemeets________timesperyear.
A)8
B)2
C)26
D)52
Answer:
A
Topic:
TheFederalReserveSystem
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
23)Readthefollowingstatementsanddetermineiftheyaretrueorfalse.
I.TheFederalReserve'smonetarypolicymustbeapprovedbythePresidentoftheUnitedStates.
II.TheFederalReserveBoardofGovernorsmeetsapproximatelyeverysixmonthstoreviewthestateoftheeconomyanddeterminemonetarypolicy.
A)IandIIarebothtrue.
B)IandIIarebothfalse.
C)IistrueandIIisfalse.
D)IisfalseandIIistrue.
Answer:
B
Topic:
TheFederalReserveSystem
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Modified10thedition
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
24)Pricelevelstability
A)hasnorelationshiptogrowthinpotentialGDP.
B)isthoughtbymosteconomiststobereachedwithameasuredinflationrateofbetween0and2percentayear.
C)isthemostimportanttooloftheFederalReserve.
D)wasattainedbytheFedfortheperiodbetween1979and2001.
Answer:
B
Topic:
StudyGuideQuestion,PriceStability
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Modified10thedition
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
2TheConductofMonetaryPolicy
1)WhichofthefollowingarepolicyinstrumentsavailabletotheFedasittriestoachieveitsmacroeconomicgoals?
I.governmentexpendituresongoodsandservicesandtaxes
II.thegovernmentbudgetdeficitorsurplus
III.changesinthefederalfundsrate
A)IandII
B)IIIonly
C)IIandIII
D)IIonly
Answer:
B
Topic:
PolicyInstruments
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
2)WhichofthefollowingisapotentialmonetarypolicyinstrumentfortheFed?
A)federalfundsrate
B)governmentbudgetdeficit
C)incometaxrates
D)profitrates
Answer:
A
Topic:
PolicyInstruments
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Modified10thedition
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
3)ThemonetarypolicyinstrumenttheFederalReservechoosetouseisthe
A)quantityofmoney.
B)exchangerate.
C)federalfundsrate.
D)requiredreservesrate.
Answer:
C
Topic:
PolicyInstruments
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
4)Thefederalfundsrateistheinterestrate
A)bankschargeeachotheronovernightloans.
B)onthe3-monthTreasurybill.
C)onthe30-yeartreasurybond.
D)alsoknownastheprimerate.
Answer:
A
Topic:
PolicyInstruments
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter14
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
5)CurrentlytheFedtargets
A)boththemonetarybaseandth