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Discount Policy

1) Discount policy affects the money supply by affecting the volume of ________ and the ________.

A) excess reserves; monetary base

B) borrowed reserves; monetary base

C) excess reserves; money multiplier

D) borrowed reserves; money multiplier

2) The discount rate is

A) the interest rate the Fed charges on loans to banks.

B) the price the Fed pays for government securities.

C) the interest rate that banks charge their most preferred customers.

D) the price banks pay the Fed for government securities.

3) The most common type of discount lending that the Fed extends to banks is called

A) seasonal credit.

B) secondary credit.

C) primary credit.

D) installment credit.

4) The most common type of discount lending, ________ credit loans, are intended to help healthy banks with short term liquidity problems that often result from temporary deposit outflows.

A) secondary

B) primary

C) temporary

D) seasonal