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The Table Given Below Shows the Assets and Liabilities of the National

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The table given below shows the assets and liabilities of the National Bank. Assume that this is the only bank in the economy.
Table 13.2
 Balance Sheet of National Bank  Assets  Liabilities  Vault Cash $1,725 Deposits $5,450 Deposit in Fed $425 Loans $3,300 Total Assets $5,450 Total Liabilities $5,450\begin{array}{c}\text { Balance Sheet of National Bank }\\\quad\quad\quad\text { Assets } \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad \text { Liabilities }\\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline\text { Vault Cash } & \$ 1,725 & \text { Deposits } & \$ 5,450 \\\text { Deposit in Fed } & \$ 425 & & \\\text { Loans } & \$ 3,300 & & \\\hline \text { Total Assets } & \$ 5,450 & \text { Total Liabilities } & \$ 5,450\\\hline\end{array}\end{array}


-Refer to Table 13.2. Calculate the change in the bank's excess reserves if the reserve requirement is decreased from 10% to 5%.


A) +$272.5
B) +$236
C) -$2,360
D) -$1877.5
E) -$3,210

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