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Fiona deposits $2,000 into a savings account. If the Fed requires a 20 percent reserve ratio, how much of Fiona’s money can the bank lend?

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1800 dollar without the money creation multiplications
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1600 because the 20 percent keeps the bank from loaning the rest
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