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4. Referring to the balance sheet for Bank X below, answer the following questions:<br />

a. Assuming a 9% reserve ratio, what is the amount of required reserves for Bank X?<br />

b. What dollar amount of excess reserves does Bank X have?<br />

c. If Bank X receives a checkable deposit of $60,000, how much would Bank X be able to<br />

loan out as a result of receiving the deposit?<br />

Bank X– Balance Sheet<br />

Liabilities:<br />

Checkable Deposits $80,000,000<br />

Assets:<br />

Reserves;<br />

Vault Cash $800,000<br />

Deposit with the Fed $6,600,000<br />

Loans Outstanding;<br />

Mortgage Loans $28,600,000<br />

Business Loans 23,000,000<br />

Personal Loans 19,000,000<br />

U.S. Government Securities 2,000,000<br />

Total Loans Outstanding $72,600,000<br />

Total Assets $80,000,000<br />

5. List the effects of inflation.<br />

Answers for Chapter 10<br />

Fill-in-the-blanks: 1. Money 7. Required<br />

2. Fiat 8. deposits, Fed<br />

3. Barter 9. Excess<br />

4. checkable 10. liquid<br />

5. creation 11. One-shot<br />

6. intermediation 12. Seignorage<br />

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10 - 17 Money, Money Creation, and Inflation

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