If You Deposit $100 of Currency into a Demand Deposit

question 119

Multiple Choice

If you deposit $100 of currency into a demand deposit at a bank, this action by itself

• A) does not change the money supply.
• B) increases the money supply.
• C) decreases the money supply.
• D) has an indeterminate effect on the money supply.

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Definitions:

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus, representing the total net benefit to society from producing and consuming a good or service.

Consumer Surplus

Consumer surplus is the difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service and the total amount they actually pay.

Producer Surplus

The gap between the price producers are ready to take for offering a product or service and the actual payment they receive.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and what they actually pay, representing the benefit consumers receive.