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Suppose the Fed Requires Banks to Hold 10 Percent of Their

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Suppose the Fed requires banks to hold 10 percent of their deposits as reserves. A bank has $20,000 of excess reserves and then sells the Fed a Treasury bill for $9,000. How much does this bank now have to lend out if it decides to hold only required reserves?


A) $29,000
B) $28,100
C) $19,100
D) $11,000

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