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ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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The initial condition of the banking system is as follows: $500 billion in reserve, $4,500 billion in loans and investments, and 5,000 billion in deposits. The required reserve is 10%. The Fed buys $100 billion government securities using open market operation, and lowers the reserve requirement to 5%. The banking system converts 85% excess reserves to loans, but borrowers return only 65% of these funds to the banking system as deposits. What is the maximum amount of loans in the banking system as a result of such Fed operation?

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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