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Which of the following functions of money is also a common function of most other financial assets?


A) a unit of account
B) a store of value
C) medium of exchange
D) None of the above is correct.

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Currency includes


A) paper bills and coins.
B) demand deposits.
C) credit cards.
D) Both (a) and (b) are correct.

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Demand deposits are included in


A) M1 but not M2.
B) M2 but not M1.
C) M1 and M2.
D) neither M1 nor M2.

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Which of the following best illustrates the medium of exchange function of money?


A) You keep some money hidden in your shoe.
B) You keep track of the value of your assets in terms of currency.
C) You pay for your oil change using currency.
D) None of the above is correct.

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Traveler's checks are included in


A) M1 but not M2.
B) M2 but not M1.
C) M1 and M2.
D) neither M1 nor M2.

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Which of the following is an example of commodity money?


A) ​Rare baseball cards
B) ​Euros
C) ​Stocks
D) ​The gold standard

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Which type of money has intrinsic value?


A) commodity money
B) fiat money
C) both commodity money and fiat money
D) neither commodity money nor fiat money

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Which of the following is not included in either M1 or M2?


A) money market deposit accounts
B) large time deposit
C) demand deposits
D) money market mutual funds

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Money is


A) the most liquid asset and a perfect store of value.
B) the most liquid asset but an imperfect store of value.
C) not the most liquid asset but a perfect store of value.
D) neither the most liquid asset and nor a perfect store of value.

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The set of items that serve as media of exchange clearly includes


A) balances that lie behind debit cards.
B) demand deposits.
C) other checkable deposits.
D) All of the above are correct.

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The ease with which an asset can be


A) traded for another asset determines whether or not that asset is a unit of account.
B) transported from one place to another determines whether or not that asset could serve as fiat money.
C) converted into a store of value determines the liquidity of that asset.
D) converted into the economy's medium of exchange determines the liquidity of that asset.

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You pay for cheese and bread from the deli with currency.Which function of money does this best illustrate?


A) medium of exchange
B) unit of account
C) store of value
D) liquidity

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Any item that people can use to transfer purchasing power from the present to the future is called


A) a medium of exchange.
B) a unit of account.
C) a store of value.
D) None of the above is correct.

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Savings deposits are included in


A) M1 but not M2.
B) M2 but not M1.
C) M1 and M2.
D) neither M1 nor M2.

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Imagine an economy in which: (1) pieces of paper called yollars are the only thing that buyers give to sellers when they buy goods and services,so it would be common to use,say,50 yollars to buy a pair of shoes; (2) prices are posted in terms of yardsticks,so you might walk into a grocery store and see that,today,an apple is worth 2 yardsticks;and (3) yardsticks disintegrate overnight,so no yardstick has any value for more than 24 hours.In this economy,


A) the yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a unit of account.
B) the yardstick is a unit of account but it cannot serve as a store of value.
C) the yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a store of value,and the yollar is a unit of account.
D) the yollar is a unit of account,but it is not a medium of exchange and it is not a liquid asset.

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Many societies used gold as money,because


A) it is relatively rare.
B) it is durable.
C) it has a relatively low melting point.
D) All of the above are correct.

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Which of the following is both a store of value and regularly used as a medium of exchange?


A) cash and stocks
B) cash but not stocks
C) stocks but not cash
D) neither cash nor stocks

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Which of the following lists is included in what economists call "money"?


A) cash
B) cash and stocks and bonds
C) cash and stocks and bonds and real estate
D) cash and stocks and bonds and real estate and all other assets

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Which of the following is not included in either M1 or M2?


A) U.S.Treasury bills
B) small time deposits
C) demand deposits
D) money market mutual funds

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Which of the following might explain why the United States has so much currency per person?


A) U.S.citizens are holding a lot of foreign currency.
B) Currency may be a preferable store of wealth for criminals.
C) People use credit and debit cards more frequently.
D) All of the above help explain the abundance of currency.

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