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What is the monetary base and how does it relate to the Fed's balance sheet?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Refer to Figure 4-4. What is the value of producer surplus at the equilibrium price of 15?
 
  A) 80 B) 160 C) 240 D) 400



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Answer to Question 1

The monetary base is the sum of Federal Reserve notes, coins, and depository institutions' deposits at the Fed. Aside from coins, the rest of the monetary base consists of Federal Reserve liabilities. Federal Reserve notes and depository institutions' deposits are liabilities of the Federal Reserve.

Answer to Question 2

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