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The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets 4th Edition by Frederic Mishkin

Edition 4ISBN: 978-0133859997
book The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets 4th Edition by Frederic Mishkin cover

The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets 4th Edition by Frederic Mishkin

Edition 4ISBN: 978-0133859997
Exercise 6
Unless otherwise noted, the following assumptions are made in all questions: The required reserve ratio on checkable deposits iS₁0%, banks do not hold any excess reserves, and the public's holdings of currency do not change.
If the Fed lends five banks a total of $100 million but depositors withdraw $50 million and hold it as currency, what happens to reserves and the monetary base? Use T-accounts to explain your answer.
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