
Macroeconomics 14th Edition by William Baumol,Alan Blinder,John Solow
Edition 14ISBN: 978-1337794985
Macroeconomics 14th Edition by William Baumol,Alan Blinder,John Solow
Edition 14ISBN: 978-1337794985 Exercise 17
Suppose that the reserve requirement is 10 percent and the balance sheet of the People's National Bank looks like the accompanying example.
a. What are the required reserves of People's National Bank? Does the bank have any excess reserves?
b. What is the maximum loan that the bank could extend?
c. Indicate how the bank's balance sheet would be altered if it extended this loan.
d. Suppose that the required reserves were 20 percent. If this were the case, would the bank be in a position to extend any additional loans? Explain.

a. What are the required reserves of People's National Bank? Does the bank have any excess reserves?
b. What is the maximum loan that the bank could extend?
c. Indicate how the bank's balance sheet would be altered if it extended this loan.
d. Suppose that the required reserves were 20 percent. If this were the case, would the bank be in a position to extend any additional loans? Explain.

Explanation
(a) The bank has to hold a portion of it...
Macroeconomics 14th Edition by William Baumol,Alan Blinder,John Solow
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