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ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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ISBN:9780190931919

Author:NEWNAN

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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In Country Wise, households and firms want to keep a currency to deposit ratio, c, of 0.20, while banks want to keep a required deposits ratio, r, of 0.10. Banks in this country keep no excess reserves. The price level stands at 1, or 100%, and the money base is $40 billion.

a. Calculate the money multiplier.

b. What is the money supply?

c. How much of the money supply will be held in the form of currency? In the form of bank deposits?

Definition Definition Capital reserves held by banks or financial institutions over and above the reserves that are required to be maintained by the regulator toward its liabilities and for internal controls. For commercial banks, excess reserve is the amount over the standard reserve as decided by the central bank. These excess reserve funds are available in the form of cash and cash equivalents.

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