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What is the opportunity cost of holding currency?

the nominal interest rate

the inflation rate

the real interest rate

the price level

consumption given up

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When the Bank of Canada conducts an open market operation to create money, which of the following situations will bring the money creation process to an end?

When the money multiplier is maximized.

When the desired reserve ratio equals 1.

When people are holding the amount of currency they desire.

When excess reserves have been eliminated.

When the Bank of Canada is holding the quantity of securities that it desires.

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For you to be able to find someone to swap what you have for what you want, which of the following situations must exist?

A double coincidence of wants exists.

Specialization won't work in the society in which you live.

A double system of money exists.

Money is necessary for the exchange to work.

A monetary exchange system exists.

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Which of the following items are included in a bank's reserves?

the cash in its vault plus its deposit at the Bank of Canada

its common stock holdings, the cash in its cash machines and its deposit at the Bank of Canada

the cash in its vault plus any gold held for the bank at the Bank of Canada

the cash in its vault plus its deposits held at the Bank of Canada plus the government bonds that it holds.

the cash in its cash machines plus the value of its customers' chequable deposits

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Which of the following is not considered money in Canada today?

deposits at banks

Bank of Canada notes

deposits at credit unions

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Short Description: A line graph of interest rate versus real money. Long Description: The vertical axis is labelled, interest rate (percent per year) and the horizontal axis is labelled, real money (billions of 20 12 dollars). The line for M D2 slopes downward from the upper left corner to the lower right corner passing through the points B, A, and C from top to bottom. The line for M D1 slopes downward from the upper left corner to the lower right corner, parallel to the line for M D2 on the right and passing through the point E. The line for M D3 slopes downward from the upper left corner to the lower right corner, parallel to the line for M D2 on the left and passing through the point F. The points F, A, and E are at the same vertical height.

Refer to Figure 8.5.1, which shows possible outcomes in the money market. Which of the following changes shows the effect of a rise in the market price of bonds?

a movement from A to F

a movement from A to B

a movement from A to E

a movement from A to C

a movement from C to A

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Which of the following will increase the size of the money multiplier?

a decrease in the desired reserve ratio

an increase in the currency drain ratio

an increase in the desired reserve ratio

a decrease in the currency drain ratio

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If the prices of goods and services are stated in terms of kilograms of salt, then which of the following terms describes salt?

a renewable resource

a store of value

a unit of account

a medium of exchange

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If traders expect that the Canadian dollar will depreciate against the U.S. dollar over the next month, what would you do now in anticipation of making a profit?

Do both B and C.

Buy U.S. dollars.

Buy Canadian dollars.

Sell Canadian dollars.

Sell U.S. dollars.

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When would the Canadian dollar appreciate the most?

When both the supply of and demand for dollars increase.

The supply of Canadian dollars decreases and the demand increases.

The Bank of Canada intervenes.

The supply of Canadian dollars increases and the demand decreases.

When both the supply of and demand for Canadian dollars decrease.

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