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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 13
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.
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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