Assume that the Bank of Ecoville has the following balance sheet and the Fed has a 10% reserve requirement in place: Balance Sheet for Ecoville International Bank ASSETS LIABILITIES Cash $33,000 Demand Deposits $99,000 Loans   66,000     Now assume that the Fed lowers the reserve requirement to 8%. What is the maximum amount of new loans that this bank can make? Assume that the bank makes these loans. What will the new balance sheet look like? By how much has the money supply increased or decreased? If the money multiplier is 5, how much money will ultimately be created by this event?

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Assume that the Bank of Ecoville has the following balance sheet and the Fed has a 10% reserve requirement in place:

Balance Sheet for Ecoville International Bank

ASSETS

LIABILITIES

Cash

$33,000

Demand Deposits

$99,000

Loans

  66,000

 

 

Now assume that the Fed lowers the reserve requirement to 8%.

  1. What is the maximum amount of new loans that this bank can make?
  2. Assume that the bank makes these loans. What will the new balance sheet look like?
  3. By how much has the money supply increased or decreased?
  4. If the money multiplier is 5, how much money will ultimately be created by this event?
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