A depository institution holds 108 million in required reserves and 8 billion in

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A depository institution holds 108 million in required reserves and 8 billion in excess reserves. Its remaining assets include 476 million in loans and 146 million in securities. If the institution only liabilities are transactions deposits calculate the required reserve ratio percent? I came up with 17 percent but the answer is 15 %. What did I miss ?
A depository institution holds 108 million in required reserves and 8 billion in excess reserves. Its remaining assets include 476 million in loans and 146 million in securities. If the institution only liabilities are transactions deposits calculate the required reserve ratio percent? I came up with 17 percent but the answer is 15 %. What did I miss ?

Explanation / Answer

Deposits = Total assets - 476million - 146 million

Total assets = Total liablities = 8000+108 million

Required reserve ratio = Required reserves.Deposits = 108/(8108-476-146) = 15%

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