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Table 1 Bank of ALB Assets Liabilities Reserves Loans $3,000 Deposits 57,000 $60,000 Refer to Table 1. Assume the Fed's reserve requirement is 2 percent and all banks besides the Bank of ALB are exactly in compliance with the 2 percent requirement. Further assume that people hold only deposits and no currency. Starting from the situation as depicted by the T-account, if the Bank of ALB decides to make new loans so as to end up with no excess reserves, then by how much does the money supply eventually increase? $90,000.00 $130,000.00 $108,330.33 $83,330.33

          Table 1
Bank of ALB
Assets
Liabilities
Reserves
Loans
$3,000 Deposits
57,000
$60,000
Refer to Table 1. Assume the Fed's reserve requirement is 2 percent and all banks besides the Bank of ALB are
exactly in compliance with the 2 percent requirement. Further assume that people hold only deposits and no currency.
Starting from the situation as depicted by the T-account, if the Bank of ALB decides to make new loans so as to end up
with no excess reserves, then by how much does the money supply eventually increase?
$90,000.00
$130,000.00
$108,330.33
$83,330.33

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Table 1
Bank of ALB
Assets
Liabilities
Reserves
Loans
3,000 Deposits
57,00060,000
Refer to Table 1. Assume the Fed's reserve requirement is 2 percent and all banks besides the Bank of ALB are
exactly in compliance with the 2 percent requirement. Further assume that people hold only deposits and no currency.
Starting from the situation as depicted by the T-account, if the Bank of ALB decides to make new loans so as to end up
with no excess reserves, then by how much does the money supply eventually increase?
90,000.00130,000.00
108,330.3383,330.33

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Principles of Economics

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Table 1 Bank of ALB Assets Liabilities Reserves Loans $3,000 57,000 Deposits $60,000 Refer to Table 1. Assume the Fed's reserve requirement is 2 percent and all banks besides the Bank of ALB are exactly in compliance with the 2 percent requirement. Further assume that people hold only deposits and no currency. Starting from the situation as depicted by the T-account, if the Bank of ALB decides to make new loans so as to end up with no excess reserves, then by how much does the money supply eventually increase? $90,000.00 $130,000.00 $108,330.33 $83,330.33 Table1 Bank of ALB Assets Liabilities $3,000|Deposits 57,000 $60,000 Reserves Loans Refer to Table 1. Assume the Fed's reserve requirement is 2 percent and all banks besides the Bank of ALB are Starting from the situation as depicted by the T-account, if the Bank of ALB decides to make new loans so as to end up exactly in compliance with the 2 percent requirement. Further assume that people hold only deposits and no currency with no excess reserves, then by how much does the money supply eventually increase? $90,000.00 $130,000.00 $108,330.33 $83,330.33

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