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Assume that $1 million is deposited in a bank with a reserve requirement of 15 percent. a. What is the money supply as a resu
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Money Multiplier =

1

Required Reserve Ratio

Required reserve ratio is the fraction of deposits which a bank is required to hold in hand.

Deposit= $1 million

Reserve requirement=15%

Money multiplier= 1/.15=6.67

The money multiplier can be used to determine the total increase in money supply:

Total Increase in Money supply= Money Multiplier x Deposit.

                                                    = 6.67 x $1 million= $6.67 million.

b

If reserve requirement is 40%

Money multiplier=1/.40=2.5

Total Increase in Money supply= Money Multiplier x Deposit.

                                                    = 2.5 x $1 million= $2.25 million.

Only $2.25 million new money would be created.

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