We continue working with the balance sheet for Cipher Bank. It will be repeated

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We continue working with the balance sheet for Cipher Bank. It will be repeated in future questions to make things a bit easier. Note that you can, and may have to, calculate anything marked with a "???," and anything not included or otherwise calculable = $0. Assets Liabilities and Owner's Equity Buildings and furniture $900 Cash $80 Commercial paper $500 Deposit in the Fed $320 Government agency bonds $800 Home mortgages $1200 Loan to Bank A $400 Loans to firms $1100 Loans to households $1300 Municipal bonds $1400 US government bonds $600 Checking deposits $2100 Savings deposits $800 Time deposits $200 Borrowing from Bank B $500 Borrowing from the Fed $1600 Other liabilities $1000 Equity $?2? Total assets $8600 Total liabilities and owner's equity ???

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Since actual reserves are the amount of cash held by banks so that they can use the same to prevent a run on them, here cash is $80. This implies that actual reserves are $80.

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