In the hypothetical country of Westlandia, banks are required to hold 20% of checkable deposits as reserves, and the public holds 50% of the loans as currency in circulation and redeposits the remaining 50% percent of the loans. Round Deposits Required Reserves of 20% Excess Reserves New Loans 50% of loan proceeds are held as currency in circulation by people Loan proceeds redeposited 1 $500 100 400 400 200 200 2 400 80 320 320 160 160 3 320 64 256 256 128 128 4 256 51.2 204.8 204.8 102.4 102.4 5 204.8 40.96 163.84 163.84 81.92 81.92 6 163.84 32.76 131.08 131.08 65.54 65.54 7 131.08 26.21 104.87 104.87 52.43 52.43 8 104.87 20.97 83.9 83.9 41.95 41.95 9 83.9 16.77 67.13 67.13 33.56 33.56 10 67.13 13.44 53.69 53.69 26.84 26.84 Totals 2,231.62 446.31 1,785.31 1,785.31 892.19 892.19 In the hypothetical country of Middlelandia, banks are required to hold 20% of checkable deposits as reserves, and the public holds none of the loans as currency in circulation and redeposits all of the loans. Round Deposits Required Reserves of 20% Excess Reserves New Loans None of loan proceeds are held as currency in circulation by people Loan proceeds redeposited 1 $500 100 400 400 400 400 2 400 80 320 320 320 320 3 320 64 256 256 256 256 4 256 51.2 204.8 204.8 204.8 204.8 5 204.8 40.96 163.84 163.84 163.84 163.84 6 163.84 32.76 131.07 131.07 131.07 131.07 7 131.07 26.21 104.85 104.85 104.85 104.85 8 104.85 20.97 83.88 83.88 83.88 83.88 9 83.99 16.77 67.22 67.22 67.22 67.22 10 67.22 13.44 53.77 53.77 53.77 53.77 Totals 2,231.77 446.31 1,785.31 1,785.31 1,785.31 1,785.31 In the hypothetical country of Eastlandia, banks are required to hold 10% of checkable deposits as reserves, and the public holds none of the loans as currency in circulation and redeposits all of the loans. Round Deposits Required Reserves of 10% Excess Reserves New Loans None of loan proceeds are held as currency in circulation by people Loan proceeds redeposited 1 $500 50 450 450 0 450 2 450 45 405 405 0 405 3 405 40.50 364.50 364.50 0 364.50 4 364.50 36.45 328.05 328.05 0 328.05 5 328.05 32.81 295.25 295.25 0 295.25 6 295.25 29.52 265.72 265.72 0 265.72 7 265.72 26.57 239.15 239.15 0 239.15 8 239.15 23.91 215.23 215.23 0 215.23 9 215.23 21.52 193.71 193.71 0 193.71 10 193.71 19.37 174.34 174.34 0 174.34 Totals 3,256.61 325.65 2,930.95 2,930.95 0 2,930.95 1. Describe in detail the differences between the three hypothetical countries money supplies, money multipliers, and likely impacts on each economy.
In the hypothetical country of Westlandia, banks are required to hold 20% of checkable deposits as reserves, and the public holds 50% of the loans as currency in circulation and redeposits the remaining 50% percent of the loans.
Round |
Deposits |
|
|
New Loans |
50% of loan proceeds are held as currency in circulation by people |
Loan proceeds redeposited |
1 |
$500 |
100 |
400 |
400 |
200 |
200 |
2 |
400 |
80 |
320 |
320 |
160 |
160 |
3 |
320 |
64 |
256 |
256 |
128 |
128 |
4 |
256 |
51.2 |
204.8 |
204.8 |
102.4 |
102.4 |
5 |
204.8 |
40.96 |
163.84 |
163.84 |
81.92 |
81.92 |
6 |
163.84 |
32.76 |
131.08 |
131.08 |
65.54 |
65.54 |
7 |
131.08 |
26.21 |
104.87 |
104.87 |
52.43 |
52.43 |
8 |
104.87 |
20.97 |
83.9 |
83.9 |
41.95 |
41.95 |
9 |
83.9 |
16.77 |
67.13 |
67.13 |
33.56 |
33.56 |
10 |
67.13 |
13.44 |
53.69 |
53.69 |
26.84 |
26.84 |
Totals |
2,231.62 |
446.31 |
1,785.31 |
1,785.31 |
892.19 |
892.19 |
In the hypothetical country of Middlelandia, banks are required to hold 20% of checkable deposits as reserves, and the public holds none of the loans as currency in circulation and redeposits all of the loans.
Round |
Deposits |
Required Reserves of 20% |
Excess Reserves |
New Loans |
None of loan proceeds are held as currency in circulation by people |
Loan proceeds redeposited |
1 |
$500 |
100 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
2 |
400 |
80 |
320 |
320 |
320 |
320 |
3 |
320 |
64 |
256 |
256 |
256 |
256 |
4 |
256 |
51.2 |
204.8 |
204.8 |
204.8 |
204.8 |
5 |
204.8 |
40.96 |
163.84 |
163.84 |
163.84 |
163.84 |
6 |
163.84 |
32.76 |
131.07 |
131.07 |
131.07 |
131.07 |
7 |
131.07 |
26.21 |
104.85 |
104.85 |
104.85 |
104.85 |
8 |
104.85 |
20.97 |
83.88 |
83.88 |
83.88 |
83.88 |
9 |
83.99 |
16.77 |
67.22 |
67.22 |
67.22 |
67.22 |
10 |
67.22 |
13.44 |
53.77 |
53.77 |
53.77 |
53.77 |
Totals |
2,231.77 |
446.31 |
1,785.31 |
1,785.31 |
1,785.31 |
1,785.31 |
In the hypothetical country of Eastlandia, banks are required to hold 10% of checkable deposits as reserves, and the public holds none of the loans as currency in circulation and redeposits all of the loans.
Round |
Deposits |
Required Reserves of 10% |
Excess Reserves |
New Loans |
None of loan proceeds are held as currency in circulation by people |
Loan proceeds redeposited |
1 |
$500 |
50 |
450 |
450 |
0 |
450 |
2 |
450 |
45 |
405 |
405 |
0 |
405 |
3 |
405 |
40.50 |
364.50 |
364.50 |
0 |
364.50 |
4 |
364.50 |
36.45 |
328.05 |
328.05 |
0 |
328.05 |
5 |
328.05 |
32.81 |
295.25 |
295.25 |
0 |
295.25 |
6 |
295.25 |
29.52 |
265.72 |
265.72 |
0 |
265.72 |
7 |
265.72 |
26.57 |
239.15 |
239.15 |
0 |
239.15 |
8 |
239.15 |
23.91 |
215.23 |
215.23 |
0 |
215.23 |
9 |
215.23 |
21.52 |
193.71 |
193.71 |
0 |
193.71 |
10 |
193.71 |
19.37 |
174.34 |
174.34 |
0 |
174.34 |
Totals |
3,256.61 |
325.65 |
2,930.95 |
2,930.95 |
0 |
2,930.95 |
1. Describe in detail the differences between the three hypothetical countries money supplies, money multipliers, and likely impacts on each economy.
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