(a). The required reserve ratio is 10%. If the Fed increases the amount of excess reserves in the banking system by $100,000,000, the maximum potential amount of additional money created in the economy will be dollars. -- - (b). The required reserve ratio is 10%, but due to economic uncertainty, banks are holding an additional 2.5% of their deposits as excess reserves. If the Fed increases the amount of excess reserves in the banking system by $100,000,000 through an open market purchase, the maximum potential amount of additional money created in the economy will be dollars.
(a). The required reserve ratio is 10%. If the Fed increases the amount of excess reserves in the banking system by $100,000,000, the maximum potential amount of additional money created in the economy will be dollars. -- - (b). The required reserve ratio is 10%, but due to economic uncertainty, banks are holding an additional 2.5% of their deposits as excess reserves. If the Fed increases the amount of excess reserves in the banking system by $100,000,000 through an open market purchase, the maximum potential amount of additional money created in the economy will be dollars.
Chapter25: Money, Banking, And The Federal Reserve System
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Problem 13P
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![(a). The required reserve ratio is 10%. If the Fed
increases the amount of excess reserves in the
banking system by $100,000,000, the maximum
potential amount of additional money created in
the economy will be
dollars.
(b). The required reserve ratio is 10%, but due to
economic uncertainty, banks are holding an
additional 2.5% of their deposits as excess
reserves. If the Fed increases the amount of
excess reserves in the banking system by
$100,000,000 through an open market purchase,
the maximum potential amount of additional
money created in the economy will be
dollars.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2463561e-9bef-4c62-8f00-a4929c02eaf8%2F6126d35e-2032-45b9-9771-8757e2e5f5be%2Fq0f1mv3_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(a). The required reserve ratio is 10%. If the Fed
increases the amount of excess reserves in the
banking system by $100,000,000, the maximum
potential amount of additional money created in
the economy will be
dollars.
(b). The required reserve ratio is 10%, but due to
economic uncertainty, banks are holding an
additional 2.5% of their deposits as excess
reserves. If the Fed increases the amount of
excess reserves in the banking system by
$100,000,000 through an open market purchase,
the maximum potential amount of additional
money created in the economy will be
dollars.
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