Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, 11e, Global Edition (Mishkin) Chapter 3 What Is Money?
3.1 Meaning of Money
1) To an economist, ________ is anything that is generally accepted in payment for goods and services or in the repayment of debt. A) wealth B) income C) money D) credit Answer: C
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2) Money is
A) anything that is generally accepted in payment for goods and services or in the repayment of debt.
B) a flow of earnings per unit of time.
C) the total collection of pieces of property that are a store of value. D) always based on a precious metal like gold or silver. Answer: A
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3) Currency includes
A) paper money and coins.
B) paper money, coins, and checks. C) paper money and checks.
D) paper money, coins, checks, and savings deposits. Answer: A
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4) Even economists have no single, precise definition of money because A) money supply statistics are a state secret.
B) the Federal Reserve does not employ or report different measures of the money supply. C) the \
D) economists find disagreement interesting and refuse to agree for ideological reasons. Answer: C
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5) The total collection of pieces of property that serve to store value is a person's A) wealth. B) income. C) money. D) credit. Answer: A
AACSB: Application of Knowledge 6) A person's house is part of her A) money.
B) income. C) liabilities. D) wealth. Answer: D
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7) ________ is used to make purchases while ________ is the total collection of pieces of property that serve to store value. A) Money; income B) Wealth; income C) Income; money D) Money; wealth Answer: D
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8) ________ is a flow of earnings per unit of time. A) Income B) Money C) Wealth D) Currency Answer: A
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9) An individual's annual salary is her A) money. B) income. C) wealth. D) liabilities. Answer: B
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10) When we say that money is a stock variable, we mean that A) the quantity of money is measured at a given point in time. B) we must attach a time period to the measure. C) it is sold in the equity market.
D) money never loses purchasing power. Answer: A
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11) The difference between money and income is that A) money is a flow and income is a stock. B) money is a stock and income is a flow.
C) there is no difference—money and income are both stocks. D) there is no difference—money and income are both flows. Answer: B
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12) Which of the following is a TRUE statement? A) Money and income are flow variables. B) Money is a flow variable. C) Income is a flow variable.
D) Money and income are stock variables. Answer: C
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13) Which of the following statements uses the economists' definition of money? A) I plan to earn a lot of money over the summer. B) Betsy is rich—she has a lot of money.
C) I hope that I have enough money to buy my lunch today.
D) The job with New Company gave me the opportunity to earn more money. Answer: C
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3.2 Functions of Money
1) Of money's three functions, the one that distinguishes money from other assets is its function as a
A) store of value. B) unit of account.
C) standard of deferred payment. D) medium of exchange. Answer: D
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2) If peanuts serve as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value, then peanuts are
A) bank deposits. B) reserves. C) money.
D) loanable funds. Answer: C
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3) ________ are the time and resources spent trying to exchange goods and services. A) Bargaining costs B) Transaction costs C) Contracting costs D) Barter costs Answer: B
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4) Compared to an economy that uses a medium of exchange, in a barter economy A) transaction costs are higher. B) transaction costs are lower. C) liquidity costs are higher. D) liquidity costs are lower. Answer: A
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5) When compared to exchange systems that rely on money, disadvantages of the barter system include
A) the requirement of a double coincidence of wants. B) lowering the cost of exchanging goods over time.
C) lowering the cost of exchange to those who would specialize. D) encouraging specialization and the division of labor. Answer: A
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6) The conversion of a barter economy to one that uses money
A) increases efficiency by reducing the need to exchange goods and services. B) increases efficiency by reducing the need to specialize. C) increases efficiency by reducing transactions costs. D) does not increase economic efficiency. Answer: C
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7) Which of the following statements best explains how the use of money in an economy increases economic efficiency?
A) Money increases economic efficiency because it is costless to produce. B) Money increases economic efficiency because it discourages specialization. C) Money increases economic efficiency because it decreases transactions costs. D) Money cannot have an effect on economic efficiency. Answer: C
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8) When economists say that money promotes ________, they mean that money encourages specialization and the division of labor. A) bargaining B) contracting C) efficiency D) greed Answer: C
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9) Money ________ transaction costs, allowing people to specialize in what they do best. A) reduces B) increases C) enhances D) eliminates Answer: A
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10) For a commodity to function effectively as money it must be A) easily standardized, making it easy to ascertain its value. B) difficult to make change.
C) deteriorate quickly so that its supply does not become too large. D) hard to carry around. Answer: A
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11) All of the following are necessary criteria for a commodity to function as money EXCEPT A) it must deteriorate quickly. B) it must be divisible. C) it must be easy to carry. D) it must be widely accepted. Answer: A
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12) Whatever a society uses as money, the distinguishing characteristic is that it must A) be completely inflation proof.
B) be generally acceptable as payment for goods and services or in the repayment of debt. C) contain gold.
D) be produced by the government. Answer: B
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