If a bank has $150 million in deposits and $18 million in reserves with a reserve requirement of 0.10, how much can it lend?
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The reserve requirement is 0.10, which means the bank is required to keep 10% of its deposits as reserves. So, 10% of $150 million is $15 million. Show more…
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