Suppose a bank is required to reserve 10% of deposits and there has been a $400,000 change in the money supply. What would this bank's excess reserves be?
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The change in the money supply is given as $400,000. Since the bank is required to reserve 10% of deposits, we can calculate the change in deposits by dividing the change in the money supply by the reserve requirement ratio: Change in deposits = Change in money Show more…
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