1) Imagine that Kristy deposits $10,000 of currency into her checking account deposit at Bank A and that the required reserve ratio is 20%. As a result of Kristy's deposit,
a) Bank A's reserves immediately increased by $______.
b) Bank A's required reserves increased by $______.
c) Bank A's excess reserves increased by $______.
d) Bank A can make a maximum new loan of $______.
e) Checking account deposits in the banking system as a whole (including the original deposit) could eventually increase up to a maximum of $______.
Assets
Liabilities
Reserves +$4000
Deposits +$4000
2) Refer to the table above. Suppose a transaction changes a bank's balance sheet as indicated in the T-account, and the required reserve ratio is 10 percent. As a result of the transaction, the bank has excess reserves of $______.
3) Suppose a bank has $100 million in checking account deposits with no excess reserves and the required reserve ratio is 20 percent. If the Federal Reserve reduces the required reserve ratio to 15 percent, then the bank will now have excess reserves of $______.
1) Imagine that Kristy deposits $10,000 of currency into her checking account deposit at Bank A and that the required reserve ratio is 20%. As a result of Kristy's deposit,
a) Bank A's reserves immediately increased by $______.
b) Bank A's required reserves increased by $______.
c) Bank A's excess reserves increased by $______.
d) Bank A can make a maximum new loan of $______.
e) Checking account deposits in the banking system as a whole (including the original deposit) could eventually increase up to a maximum of $______.
Assets | Liabilities |
Reserves +$4000 | Deposits +$4000 |
2) Refer to the table above. Suppose a transaction changes a bank's balance sheet as indicated in the T-account, and the required reserve ratio is 10 percent. As a result of the transaction, the bank has excess reserves of $______.
3) Suppose a bank has $100 million in checking account deposits with no excess reserves and the required reserve ratio is 20 percent. If the Federal Reserve reduces the required reserve ratio to 15 percent, then the bank will now have excess reserves of $______.