If the Money Multiplier Is 3 and the Fed Wants

question 88

Multiple Choice

If the money multiplier is 3 and the Fed wants to increase the money supply by $900,000, it could

• A)buy $300,000 worth of bonds.
• B)buy $225,000 worth of bonds.
• C)sell $300,000 worth of bonds.
• D)sell $225,000 worth of bonds.

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Definitions:

Critical Values

Specific points on the scale of a statistical distribution that are associated with a specified significance level, used for hypothesis testing.

Rejection Regions

Specific areas in the distribution of a test statistic that, if the observed test statistic falls within, will lead to the rejection of the null hypothesis.

Standardized Test Statistic

A calculated statistic that measures the number of standard deviations a sample statistic lies from the null hypothesis, used in hypothesis testing.

Hypotheses

Statements set up for a statistical test that express the relationship between variables. There is usually a null hypothesis (no effect) and an alternative hypothesis (effect present).