a) What do we mean by fractional reserve banking? b) Banks are required to have specie equal to 12.5% of the currency they have in circulation, Assume banks hold no excess reserves. Banks have $2000 in specie. What is the volume of bank notes in circulation? Are notes full bodied or partial backed? c) What is a demand deposit? Why did banks switch from issuing currency to creating demand deposits?

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