Suppose that to finance its credit policy, the Fed pays an annual interest rate of 0.25 percent on bank reserves. During the course of the current year, banks hold $1.3 trillion in reserves. What is the total amount of interest the Fed pays banks during the year? The Fed pays banks S billion of interest during the year. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)

Suppose the money market for some hypothetical economy is given by the following graph, which plots the money demand and money supply curves. Assume the central bank in this economy (the Fed) fixes the quantity of money supplied. Suppose the price level decreases from 150 to 125. Shift the appropriate curve on the graph to show the impact of a decrease in the overall price level on the market for money. ? INTEREST RATE (Percent) 12 10 2 0 0 15 Money Supply Money Demand 30 45 60 MONEY (Billions of dollars) 75 90 Money Demand Money Supply

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0 The Fed exerted downward pressure on interest rates by conducting open market sales which led to an increase in demand for interest sensitive goods such as consumer durables, housing, and investment in physical capital. The Fed exerted upward pressure on interest rates by conducting open market sales which led to an increase in demand for interest sensitive goods such as consumer durables, housing, and investment in physical capital. The Fed exerted downward pressure on interest rates by conducting open market purchases which led to an increase in demand for interest sensitive goods such as consumer durables, housing, and investment in physical capital, The Fed exerted upward pressure on interest rates by conducting open market purchases which led to an increase in demand for interest sensitive goods such as consumer durables, housing, and investment in physical capital. Question 24 3 Which of the following is the most plausible explanation for the shift in the aggregate demand curve…

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Suppose an economy has a price index at 19, real GDP of $11.83 trillion, and a money supply (M2) of $21.79 trillion.  What is the M2 velocity of money for this economy?  Round this to two digits after the decimal.

Q47 Which of the following is the definition for the real supply of money? Select one: a. the actual quantity of money, rather than the officially reported quantity. b. the stock of high powered money only. c. the ratio of the real GDP to the nominal money supply. d. the stock of money measured in terms of goods, not dollars.

INTEREST RATE (Percent) 3 6 Suppose the money market for some hypothetical economy is given by the following graph, which plots the money demand and money supply curves Assume the central bank in this economy (the Fed) fixes the quantity of money supplied. Suppose the price level decreases from 90 to 75. Shift the appropriate curve on the graph to show the impact of a decrease in the overall price level on the market for money. 18 Money Supply 15 12 0 0 10 20 30 Money Demand 40 50 60 MONEY (Billions of dollars) Money Demand Money Supply Ⓡ

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13. (Question 6 on p.347) Explain the links between changes in the nation's money supply, the interest rate, investment spending, aggregate demand, and real GDP (and the price level). A change in the nation's money supply (achieved by changing reserves in the banking system) will cause an opposite change in the interest rate. A reduction in the money supply will make funds increasingly ( scarce, abundant ) and drive (up, down) their price (interest rate). The interest rate and investment spending are also ( directly, inversely) related. A rising interest rate will make some investments (capital spending projects) unprofitable, so spending on those will (increase, decline ). Investment spending is part of aggregate demand, so they will move together, as will real GDP. A decline in spending (AD) will (increase, reduce ) inflationary pressure (and will ( increase, reduce ) prices if they are downwardly flexible).