Question: Liabilities: Checkable deposite - $200,000 Owner's Equity - $10,000 Assets: Required reserves - 40,000 Excess reserves - $25,000 Government bonds - $100,000 Loans - $30,000

Liabilities:

  • Checkable deposite - $200,000
  • Owner's Equity - $10,000

Assets:

  • Required reserves - 40,000
  • Excess reserves - $25,000
  • Government bonds - $100,000
  • Loans - $30,000
  • Building and Fixtures - $15,000

  1. Assume that Pam wants to borrow money to pay for a new car from Sharpeland Bank.
  • What is the maximum amount that Sharpeland Bank can loan out if it wants to keep all of its bonds?
  • What is the maximum amount that the banking system can create given the balance sheet above?
  1. Assume instead that Michael withdraws $10,000 in cash from his checking account at Sharpeland.
  • By how much will Sharpeland Bank's reserves change based on Michael's withdrawal? (Be specific.)
  • What is the immediate effect of the withdrawal on the M1 measure of the money supply? Explain.
  • As a result of the withdrawal, what is the new value of excess reserves for Sharpeland Bank based on the reserve requirement from part (a)?

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