Exam 9: The Nature and Creation of Money

Table 9-6: Deposit Expansion Stages In Table 9-6, assume that banks loan out 100% of their excess banking reserves, there are no cash withdrawals, and all loan proceeds are spent. Figures have been rounded up to the nearest whole number. -Refer to Table 9-6. What is the value of the deposit multiplier?

Table 9-5 Bolton Bank: Partial Balance Sheet (All figures in $ million) -Refer to Table 9-5. The required reserve ratio is 10%. By how much could the banking system ultimately increase the money supply if all excess reserves are loaned out, people never withdraw cash, and all loan proceeds are spent?

Scenario 1: Fed Buys Bonds from Sheila Jones Consider a banking system in which the reserve requirement is 10%, banks try not to hold excess reserves, consumers and firms hold money only in the form of checking account balances, and all loan proceeds are spent. Suppose initially all banks in the system are loaned up. Now, suppose that the Fed buys a $100,000 bond from Sheila Jones, who banks at the Perez Bank, and that she deposits her check in her checking account at Perez Bank. -Refer to Scenario 1. Which of the following happens when Sheila Jones deposits the proceeds from the sale of her bond to the Fed into her checking account at the Perez Bank?