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Suppose that the banking system currently has no excess reserves and that a bank receives a deposit into a checking account of $50,000 in currency. Using the excess reserve (simple deposit) multiplier, if the required reserve ratio is 0.1, what is the maximum amount that the banking system can lend out?

If the Federal Reserve buys $200 million worth of government securities and the M1 multiplier is 1.5, reserves should

10-point question Evaluate both of the following statements as true or false and explain your reasoning.     a. “If banks increase their excess reserves, the monetary base will increase. If the monetary base increases, the          money supply will increase. Therefore, an increase in excess reserves increases the money supply”.     b. The most important factor accounting for changes in the money supply in the long run is changes in bank         lending policies that affect the money multiplier.

The rhythm persists for 15 minutes, despite resuscitation efforts. What is the most appropriate action?

Interpret the breath sounds

Calculate the P(A-a)02

What treatment should you recommend for Mr. Ennis? 1. Norepinephrine (Levophed) 2. Sodium Nitroprusside (Nipride) 3. Intubation 4. BIPAP 5. Neurosurgery Consult

The name economists give the process by which stockholders gather information by frequent monitoring of the firm’s activities is

5-point question III) Do both of the following        a) Determine the present value in ten years of $30,200 with a market interest rate of 6%.        b) Determine the coupon rate on a $50,000 bond with an annual coupon payment $3,400.

16-point question 5. Given the following yield information on municipal bonds issued by the state of North Dakota: 1-year note yield = 2.35% 2-year note yield = 2.75% 3-year note yield = 3.29% 4-year note yield = 3.95% 5-year note yield = 4.33% Given constant premiums of 0, .16%, .21%, .24%, .26%, and .265%. a) Calculate the expected expectations yields for a (3,2) path. b) Calculate the expected market yields for a (1,4) path. c) Determine the expected preferred habitat yield for a 3-year note purchased at the beginning of year 2. d) Determine the expected expectations yield on a 5-year note purchased today.