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Statement I: The U.S.dollar traces its roots back to the old Spanish-milled silver dollar. Statement II: "Pieces of eight" means eight bits which means one dollar.


A) Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B) Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.

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

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What percent of the states do not allow any branch banking?


A) 10.
B) 20.
C) 40.
D) 60

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

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Which is NOT considered money?


A) Checking account balances
B) Traveler's checks issued by non-banks
C) Credit cards
D) Currency

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

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Barter transactions cannot occur without a double __________.

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What percentage of the M2 measure of money is currency?


A) Five.
B) Ten.
C) Fifteen.
D) Twenty.

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

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It is costly to hold money because


A) deflation may reduce its purchasing power.
B) in doing so one sacrifices interest income.
C) bond prices are highly variable.
D) the velocity of money may decline.

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

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Statement I: One job of money is as a store of value. Statement II: Money may perform as a standard of value or as a medium of exchange,but not both at the same time.


A) Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B) Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.

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

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If M3 is 5,000,small denomination time deposits are 700,and large denomination time deposits are 900,how much is M2?

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M2 = 5,000...

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When money is held as an asset,it is serving as


A) a standard of value.
B) a standard of deferred payment.
C) a medium of exchange.
D) a store of value.

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

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In a fractional reserve banking system


A) commercial banks are required to hold savings account in other banks as reserves against their deposits.
B) commercial banks are required to hold a certain fraction of their deposits in reserves.
C) all deposits must be held in reserves.
D) commercial banks hold no deposits in reserve.

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

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Statement I.Between 1987 and 1997 nearly one-third of all commercial banks failed. Statement II: There are about 10 times as many commercial banks as savings and loan associations.


A) Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B) Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.

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

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Statement I: States that prohibit branch banking are unit banking states. Statement II: To get a bank charter you need to demonstrate three things: (1) that your community needs a bank or an additional bank; (2) that you have enough capital to start a bank;and (3) that you are a good character.


A) Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B) Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.

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

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Which of the following countries have the most banks in the top 10 in the world?


A) The United States
B) France.
C) United Kingdom.
D) Germany.

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

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A goldsmith with 100 gold coins in his safe and 400 goldsmith's receipts in circulation has a reserve ratio of


A) 400%.
B) 100%.
C) 50%.
D) 25%.
E) 20%.

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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M1 = 1,000 Small denomination time deposits = 1,500 Savings deposit = 1,800 Money market mutual funds = 300 Large denomination time deposits = 800 -How much is M3?

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M3 = 4,600...

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Checkable deposits are money because they are


A) legal tender.
B) fiat money.
C) a medium of exchange.
D) token money.

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

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Unless money can perform its job as a ______,it doesn't matter that much if it performs its other jobs that well.

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The typical fee for overdraft privileges is


A) $5-10.
B) $10-20.
C) $10-38.
D) $40-60.

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

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Which statement is false?


A) Until the 1980s,S & Ls were legally barred from paying shareholders more than a certain rate of interest.
B) S & Ls were not in financial trouble until the late 1980s.
C) The 1980s was not a very good decade for the S & Ls.
D) Until the 1980s only commercial banks were legally allowed to issue checking accounts.

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

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Money is created when banks ________.

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