Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 183

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) The higher the required reserve ratio, the higher the deposit multiplier.
• B) The higher the excess reserves, the higher the deposit multiplier.
• C) The value of the deposit multiplier falls if economic agents withdraw cash from the banking system.
• D) The deposit multiplier only works to increase money supply, not to decrease money supply.

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Definitions:

Express Authority

An agent’s authority that the principal voluntarily and specifically sets forth as oral or written instructions in an agency agreement.

Apparent Authority

A situation where a reasonable person would understand that an agent had the power to act on behalf of a principal, even if the agent did not have actual authority.

Agency Relationship

A legal and principal relationship between two parties, where one (the agent) is authorized to act on behalf of the other (the principal) in business transactions.

Durable Power Of Attorney

A document that authorizes an agent to act on another’s behalf, with the power either surviving incapacity or becoming effective upon incapacity.