The Federal Reserve purchases $275 million worth of Treasury bills in an open market operation. The...

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The Federal Reserve purchases $275 million worth of Treasury bills in an open market operation. The reserve requirement is 6 percent and 96 percent of loan funds are deposited into demand deposit accounts with banks that are subject to the reserve requirement. Calculate the total change in the monetary base, which consists of currency outstanding plus reserves. You should assume that the amount of currency outstanding remains constant and that banks hold no excess reserves. The Federal Reserve purchases $275 million worth of Treasury bills in an open market operation. The reserve requirement is 6 percent and 96 percent of loan funds are deposited into demand deposit accounts with banks that are subject to the reserve requirement. Calculate the total change in the monetary base, which consists of currency outstanding plus reserves. You should assume that the amount of currency outstanding remains constant and that banks hold no excess reserves.

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