Question

2. Using a required reserve ratio of 10% and assuming that banks keep no excess reserves, imagine that $400 currency is deposited into a checking account. Assuming maximum deposit creation, by how more does the money supply increase if the Fed lowers the required reserve ratio to 7%?

Answer 1

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