Assume that the Bank of Ecoville has the following balance sheet and the Fed has a 10% reserve requirement in place: Balance Sheet for Ecoville International Bank ASSETS LIABILITIES Cash $33,000 Demand Deposits $99,000 Loans   66,000     Now assume that the Fed lowers the reserve requirement to 8%.   If the Fed wanted to implement a contractionary monetary policy using reserve requirements, how would that work?

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