When a Check for $10,000 Is Initially Presented to the Fed

question 38

Multiple Choice

When a check for $10,000 is initially presented to the Fed for clearing, the initial impact on the Fed's balance sheet is that

• A)cash items in the process of collection falls by $10,000 and deferred availability cash items rises by $10,000.
• B)cash items in the process of collection and deferred availability cash items both rise by $10,000.
• C)cash items in the process of collection rises by $10,000 and deferred availability cash items falls by $10,000.
• D)cash items in the process of collection and deferred availability cash items both fall by $10,000.

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Definitions:

Turgor Pressure

(turgor) Hydrostatic pressure that develops within a walled cell and presses outward against the plasma membrane.

Hypotonic Solution

A solution that has a lower concentration of solutes compared to another solution, causing water to move into the cell in osmosis.

Net Movement

The overall transfer or migration of substances, such as molecules or ions, from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, often referring to processes like diffusion.

Sodium-potassium Pumps

Cellular membrane proteins that actively transport sodium out of and potassium into cells, essential for maintaining cell volume and resting membrane potential.