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Part 3: More Practice- Below is the balance sheet for

Bank of 'Merica. Identify the following immediately after
Lindsey withdraws $1,000 of cash from the bank.
Assets
Liabilities
Required reserves $1,000 Demand deposits $10,000
Owner's equity
Excess reserves
$2,000
$5,000
Customer loans
$10,000
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Government bonds
8. The reserve ratio
9. Government bonds
10. Demand deposits
11. Required reserves
12. Excess reserves
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Assets: Required reserves $1,000; Excess reserves $1,000; Customer loans $10,000; Government bonds $5,000; Cash (unspecified). Liabilities: Demand deposits $9,000. Reserve ratio remains 10%.

Let's analyze the changes to the balance sheet after Lindsey withdraws $1,000 in cash from Bank of 'Merica.

Before the withdrawal:

Assets:

Required reserves: $1,000

Excess reserves: $2,000

Customer loans: $10,000

Government bonds: $5,000

Total Assets: $18,000

Liabilities:

Demand deposits: $10,000

Owner's equity: Not specified in the provided information.

After Lindsey withdraws $1,000 in cash:

Assets:

Required reserves: Remains the same at $1,000

Excess reserves: Decreases by $1,000 to $1,000

Customer loans: Remains the same at $10,000

Government bonds: Remains the same at $5,000

Cash: Decreases by $1,000 to an unspecified amount

Total Assets: Decreases by $1,000 from the original total

Liabilities:

Demand deposits: Decreases by $1,000 to $9,000

Owner's equity: Not specified in the provided information.

Now, let's answer the questions:

The reserve ratio: The reserve ratio is the ratio of required reserves to demand deposits. Before the withdrawal, the reserve ratio is 1,000 / 10,000 = 0.1 or 10%. After the withdrawal, the reserve ratio remains the same since the required reserves and demand deposits both decrease by $1,000.

Government bonds: The amount of government bonds remains unchanged at $5,000 after the withdrawal.

Demand deposits: After the withdrawal, demand deposits decrease by $1,000 to $9,000.

Required reserves: The amount of required reserves remains the same at $1,000 after the withdrawal.

Excess reserves: Excess reserves decrease by $1,000 to $1,000 after the withdrawal.

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