Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Checkable deposits are $50 million, and required reserves are $

Checkable deposits are $50 million, and required reserves are $4 million. What is the required reserve ratio?

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Q: If bank deposits at the Fed equal $40 million and reserves

If bank deposits at the Fed equal $40 million and reserves equal $43 million, then how much does vault cash equal?

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Q: The required reserve ratio is 9 percent, required reserves are $

The required reserve ratio is 9 percent, required reserves are $10 million, and (total) reserves are $50 million. How much do excess reserves equal? How much do checkable deposits equal?

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Q: A bank’s assets are $90 million, and its liabilities are

A bank’s assets are $90 million, and its liabilities are $71 million. Its assets increase by 10 percent, and its liabilities increase by 6 percent. What is the percentage change in the bank’s capital,...

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Q: A bank currently has $100 million checkable deposits, $4

A bank currently has $100 million checkable deposits, $4 million in reserves, and $8 million in securities. If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent, is the bank meeting its legal reserve requireme...

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Q: Currency held outside banks is $400 billion, checkable deposits amount

Currency held outside banks is $400 billion, checkable deposits amount to $350 billion, traveler’s checks are $2 billion, and money market mutual funds (retail) are $100 billion. What does M1 equal?...

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Q: If currency held outside banks is $200 billion and M1 is

If currency held outside banks is $200 billion and M1 is $600 billion, do we know for sure how much checkable deposits equal? Why or why not?

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Q: Currency held outside banks is $100 billion, money market mutual

Currency held outside banks is $100 billion, money market mutual funds (retail) are $120 billion, small-denomination time deposits are $50 billion, and savings deposits (including money market deposit...

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Q: If checkable deposits are $20 million and the required reserve ratio

If checkable deposits are $20 million and the required reserve ratio is 15 percent, how much do required reserves equal?

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Q: If excess reserves are $2 million and required reserves are $

If excess reserves are $2 million and required reserves are $22 million, then how much do reserves equal?

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