Feb 7, 2022 12:00 AM
1. Beleaguered State Bank (BSB) holds $200,000,000 in deposits and maintains a reserve ratio of 10%, which is also the reserve requirement. On paper, write the T account for BSB and use it to answer the rest of this question. Now suppose that BSB's largest depositor withdraws $10,000,000 from her account one day. On paper, show the effect of this on the T account. How many dollars of cash reserves does BSB need to raise to be allowed to open for business the next morning?
2. Banks have a reserve ratio of 10%, and households deposit all cash into the banking system. How many dollars should the Fed print in order to increase the money supply by $20,000,000?
3. What would the Federal Reserve do if its goal is to decrease the money supply? The Federal Reserve conducts a $10,000,000 open market purchase of government bonds. The reserve requirement is 5%.
4. What is the largest possible increase in the money supply that could result?
5. What is the smallest possible increase in the money supply that could result?