Macroland has a very simple banking system, in which there is only one chartered bank (The First Bank). The government of Macroland imposes a minimum required reserve ratio of 3%. Individuals in Macrolane hold a fixed amount of $1200 in the form cash to facilitate their daily transactions and will deposit any excess amount of money into their bank accounts. The initial balance sheet of the First Bank is as follows: Assets Liabilities & Equity Reserves $255 Chequable deposits $7500 Loans $7400 Shareholder equity $155 Note: Unless otherwise stated, the First Bank will hold the excess reserves fixed at the current level as shown in the initial balance sheet and will lend out any surplus of reserves beyond this. a. Find the required reserves and the excess reserves held by the First Bank. b. Suppose there is a change in money demand such that people increase their cash holdings by $45 by withdrawing cash from their bank accounts. By how much will the money supply change? c. Return to the initial situation. To increase confidence in the banking system, the Frist Bank increases its excess reserves to $45, By how much will the monev supply change?

Macroland has a very simple banking system, in which there is only one chartered bank (The First Bank). The government of Macroland imposes a minimum required reserve ratio of 3%. Individuals in Macrolane hold a fixed amount of $1200 in the form cash to facilitate their daily transactions and will deposit any excess amount of money into their bank accounts. The initial balance sheet of the First Bank is as follows: Assets Liabilities & Equity Reserves $255 Chequable deposits $7500 Loans $7400 Shareholder equity $155 Note: Unless otherwise stated, the First Bank will hold the excess reserves fixed at the current level as shown in the initial balance sheet and will lend out any surplus of reserves beyond this. a. Find the required reserves and the excess reserves held by the First Bank. b. Suppose there is a change in money demand such that people increase their cash holdings by $45 by withdrawing cash from their bank accounts. By how much will the money supply change? c. Return to the initial situation. To increase confidence in the banking system, the Frist Bank increases its excess reserves to $45, By how much will the monev supply change?

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