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1. You deposit $1,000 in a commercial bank. The bank is required to hold 10% of

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Question

1. You deposit $1,000 in a commercial bank. The bank is required to hold 10% of all deposits on reserve at the regional Federal Reserve Bank. If the bank has no excess reserves prior to the deposit, the amount immediately available for lending is:

Select one:

a. $1,000     

b. $900   

c. $1,100     

d. $100  

2. You deposit $1,000 in a commercial bank. The bank is required to hold 10% of all deposits on reserve at the regional Federal Reserve Bank. Your deposit of $1,000 can support the expansion of money supply (multiplier times excess reserves) up to:

Select one:

a. $100     

b. $20,000

c. $9,000

d. $1,000   

e. $10,000

Explanation / Answer

1.If the bank has no excess reserve it will hold 10% of the deposits and lend the rest.

10% of 1000=100

Bank will lend $900

Answer-B.

2.Money multiplier-1/required reserve ratio

Money multiplier=1/10%=10.

Money in circulation=mutliplier*fund for lending=10*900=$90000

Answer-C