Bank Three currently has $500 million in transaction deposits on its balance she

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Bank Three currently has $500 million in transaction deposits on its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve has currently set the reserve requirement at 8 percent of transaction deposits.

If the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve requirement to 5 percent, show the balance sheet of Bank Three and the Federal Reserve System just before and after the full effect of the reserve requirement change. Assume Bank Three withdraws all excess reserves and gives out loans, and that borrowers eventually return all of these funds to Bank Three in the form of transaction deposits. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to the nearest dollar amount.)

Redo part (a) using a 10 percent reserve requirement. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to the nearest dollar amount.)

Bank Three currently has $500 million in transaction deposits on its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve has currently set the reserve requirement at 8 percent of transaction deposits.

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Federal Reserve Bank Assets Liabilities Securities 40 Reserve Accounts 40 (500*8%) Bank Three Assets Liabilities Reserve Accounts at the Federal reserve 40 Transaction deposits $500 Loans 460 (500-40) Panel B: Balance Sheet after All Changes Federal Reserve Bank Assets Liabilities Securities 40 Reserve Accounts 40 Bank Three Assets Liabilities Reserve Accounts at the Federal reserve 40 Transaction deposits 800 Loans 760 (40/.05) (800-40) ans b Federal Reserve Bank Assets Liabilities Securities 40 Reserve Accounts 40 (500*8%) Bank Three Assets Liabilities Reserve Accounts at the Federal reserve 40 Transaction deposits $500 Loans 460 (500-40) Panel B: Balance Sheet after All Changes Federal Reserve Bank Assets Liabilities Securities 40 Reserve Accounts 40 Bank Three Assets Liabilities Reserve Accounts at the Federal reserve 40 Transaction deposits 667 Loans 627 (40/.06) (667-40)

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