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book The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets 10th Edition by Frederic Mishkin cover

The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets 10th Edition by Frederic Mishkin

Edition 10ISBN: 978-0132763646
book The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets 10th Edition by Frederic Mishkin cover

The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets 10th Edition by Frederic Mishkin

Edition 10ISBN: 978-0132763646
Exercise 12
Unless otherwise noted, the following assumptions are made in all questions: The required reserve ratio on checkable deposits is 10%, banks do not hold any excess reserves, and the public's holdings of currency do not change.
Suppose the Fed buys $1 million of bonds from the First National Bank. If the First National Bank and all other banks use the resulting increase in reserves to purchase securities only and not to make loans, what will happen to checkable deposits?
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