19 The Federal Reserve decides to sell $300 million in government debt to households paying with checkable deposits. The current reserve requirement is 25%. Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number. a. The Fed decision will lead to (Click to select) reserves in the banking system and (Click to select) money in circulation. b. The money supply will (Click to select) by a maximum of $ million.

Why might banks want to hold excess reserves in time of recession?

Humongous Bank is the only bank in the economy. The people in this economy have 20 million in money, and they deposit all their money in Humongous Bank. Humongous Bank decides on a policy of holding 100 reserves. Draw a T-account for the bank. Humongous Bank is required to hold 5 of its existing 20 million as reserves, and to loan out the rest. Draw a T-account for the bank after it has made its first round of loans. Assume that Humongous bank is part of a multibank system. How much will money supply increase with that original 19 million loan?

Explain what will happen to the money multiplier process if there is an increase in the reserve requirement?