Which of the Following Statements About the Federal Reserve System

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) is correct?

• A) The Fed was established by George Washington and Alexander Hamilton in 1793.
• B) Congress created the Fed in 1913.
• C) The Fed was established in 1933, during the famous "Hundred Days" of the New Deal.
• D) Richard Nixon established the Fed in 1969 as an attempt to gain more White House control over monetary policy.
• E) The Fed was established by Herbert Hoover as a weak attempt at warding off the Great Depression.

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Definitions:

Marginal Social Cost

The cost to society of producing an additional unit of a good or service, including both the private costs and any external costs.

Marginal Social Benefits

The extra advantage to the entire community from using an additional unit of a product or service.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning their use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.

Marginal Social Cost

The total cost to society of producing an additional unit of a good or service, taking into account both private costs and any externalities.