Suppose that the Federal Reserve creates $100 million of new money and the banks lend 85% of

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Suppose that the Federal Reserve creates $100 million of new money and the banks lend 85% of all new money they receive. However, suppose that out of each loan, only 80% is redeposited into the banking system. Thus, whereas the first set of loans totals (.85)(100) million dollars, the second set is only 85% of (.80)(.85)(100), or (.80)(.85)2(100) million, and the next set is 85% of (.80)2(.85)2(100), or (.80)2(.85)3(100) million dollars, and so on. Compute the total theoretical amount that may be loaned in this situation.

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Calculus And Its Applications

ISBN: 9780134437774

14th Edition

Authors: Larry Goldstein, David Lay, David Schneider, Nakhle Asmar

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