Assume that the following balance sheet portrays the state of the banking system. The banks currently have no excess reserves. Assets Liabilities and Net Worth (Billions of Dollars) Total reserves 5 Checkable deposits 100 Loans 45     Securities 50     Total 100 Total 100   What is the required reserve ratio? 25%   40%   10%   5%     Suppose that the Federal Reserve (the "Fed") buys $8 million of bonds from a bond dealer, who immediately deposits the funds in her checking account. What is the initial impact of this transaction? Checkable deposits rise by $8 million, and the banking system's holdings of securities rise by $8 million.   The banking system's holdings of securities rise by $8 million, and the banking system's total reserves fall by $8 million.   The banking system's holdings of securities fall by $8 million, and the banking system's total reserves rise by $8 million.   Checkable deposits rise by $8 million, and the banking system's total reserves rise by $8 million.     As a result of the Fed's purchase of $8 million of securities, checkable deposits in the banking system can potentially    by as much as    .

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Assume that the following balance sheet portrays the state of the banking system. The banks currently have no excess reserves.
Assets
Liabilities and Net Worth
(Billions of Dollars)
Total reserves 5 Checkable deposits 100
Loans 45    
Securities 50    
Total 100 Total 100
 
What is the required reserve ratio?
25%
 
40%
 
10%
 
5%
 
 
Suppose that the Federal Reserve (the "Fed") buys $8 million of bonds from a bond dealer, who immediately deposits the funds in her checking account. What is the initial impact of this transaction?
Checkable deposits rise by $8 million, and the banking system's holdings of securities rise by $8 million.
 
The banking system's holdings of securities rise by $8 million, and the banking system's total reserves fall by $8 million.
 
The banking system's holdings of securities fall by $8 million, and the banking system's total reserves rise by $8 million.
 
Checkable deposits rise by $8 million, and the banking system's total reserves rise by $8 million.
 
 
As a result of the Fed's purchase of $8 million of securities, checkable deposits in the banking system can potentially    by as much as    .
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