If the Federal Reserve Increases the Interest Rate on Bank

question 196

Multiple Choice

If the Federal Reserve increases the interest rate on bank deposits at the Fed, banks will want to hold

• A)fewer reserves, so the reserve ratio will fall.
• B)fewer reserves, so the reserve ratio will rise.
• C)more reserves, so the reserve ratio will fall.
• D)more reserves, so the reserve ratio will rise.

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Definitions:

Excise Tax

A tax levied on specific goods or services, such as tobacco or gasoline, typically imposed at the manufacturing or retail level.

Consumer Surplus

The separation between the theoretical price consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and the practical price they pay.

Point Price Elasticity

A measure of how the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, calculated at a specific point on the demand curve.

Quarterly Demand

The total quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price over the span of three months.