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The following is the balance sheet of the Bank of Your Class Assets Liabilities

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Question

The following is the balance sheet of the Bank of Your Class

Assets

Liabilities

Cash                                  $ 12,000

Deposits with the Fed         10,000

Loans                                  278,000

Deposits           $ 240,000

Capital               60,000

Total                                $ 300,000

Total                  $ 300,000

Assume the RRR is 8%

Calculate the following for the Bank of Your Class.

RR =

AR =

ER =

NL =

If the new loan created by the Bank of Your Class is being deposited back with this bank and there is no money drain, what would be the excess reserves of this bank after the deposit has been made and how much new loan can this bank create after the deposit

List three main tools available to the Fed to change the money supply in the economy.

                    Which tool do you think is most commonly used?

If the Fed wanted to decrease supply of money in the economy, would the Fed buy or sell securities in the open market and what would be the first effect of this policy.

Assets

Liabilities

Cash                                  $ 12,000

Deposits with the Fed         10,000

Loans                                  278,000

Deposits           $ 240,000

Capital               60,000

Total                                $ 300,000

Total                  $ 300,000

Explanation / Answer

Required reserves = deposits * rrr

= 240000*0.08 = 19200

Excess reserves deposits-required reserves

=240000-19200=220800

New loans= 220800.

Excess reserves after new loan back to bank = 220800+ (220800-(220800*0.08) )

= 220800+203136

=423936

New loans can be made by bank= $423936.

THe three main tools available to the Fed to change the money supply in the economy are as :

The tool i think is most commonly used is the open market operations of buying and selling of government securities.

If fed want to decrease the money supply, then the fed sell securities In the open market .The first effect of this policy is the decrease in money supply and increase in the interest rate.