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Suppose that Amy makes a new cash deposit of $85,000 at her bank. Suppose that the bank is required only to keep new cash reserves equal to 25%. Then the maximum amount Amy's deposit will the money supply is $ . Which of the following assumptions must hold to ensure that the money creation process initiated by Amy's deposit reaches its potential? Check all that apply. All banks in the banking system lend all of their excess reserves. Some borrowers spend only a fraction of the borrowed funds. All borrowers quickly spend all of their newly acquired funds. Some borrowers cash the newly acquired funds.

          Suppose that Amy makes a new cash deposit of $85,000 at her bank.
Suppose that the bank is required only to keep new cash reserves equal to 25%. Then the maximum amount Amy's deposit will    the money supply is
$
.
Which of the following assumptions must hold to ensure that the money creation process initiated by Amy's deposit reaches its potential? Check all that apply.
 All banks in the banking system lend all of their excess reserves.
 Some borrowers spend only a fraction of the borrowed funds.
 All borrowers quickly spend all of their newly acquired funds.
 Some borrowers cash the newly acquired funds.

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Principles of Economics

Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition

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06/28/2022

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Amy's deposit of $85,000 creates new reserves for the bank. Since the bank is required to keep only 25% of the deposit as reserves, it will hold $85,000 * 0.25 = $21,250 as required reserves. The excess reserves are the remaining amount, which is $85,000 - $21,250 Show more…

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Suppose that Amy makes a new cash deposit of $85,000 at her bank. Suppose that the bank is required only to keep new cash reserves equal to 25%. Then the maximum amount Amy's deposit will the money supply is $ . Which of the following assumptions must hold to ensure that the money creation process initiated by Amy's deposit reaches its potential? Check all that apply. All banks in the banking system lend all of their excess reserves. Some borrowers spend only a fraction of the borrowed funds. All borrowers quickly spend all of their newly acquired funds. Some borrowers cash the newly acquired funds.

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