A bank has $20,000 in reserves, $90,000 in bank loans, and $150,000 of deposits. If the reserve

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A bank has $20,000 in reserves, $90,000 in bank loans, and $150,000 of deposits. If the reserve requirement is 10%, what is the bank’s reserve position? What is the maximum dollar amount of loans the bank could make? What would happen to the nation’s money supply if the Fed lowered the reserve requirement to 6 percent? Demonstrate your results with a numerical example.

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Financial Institutions, Markets and Money

ISBN: 978-1119330363

12th edition

Authors: David S. Kidwell, David W. Blackwell, David A. Whidbee, Richard W. Sias

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