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Assume the simplified consolidated balance sheet illustrated below is for the whole chartered banking system. All of the figures are in billions. Desired reserve ratio =25 %.

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a. What amount of excess reserves does the chartered banking system hold? Determine maximum amount the banking system might lend? Illustrate in column 1 how the consolidated balance sheet would appear after this amount has been lent. Determine the monetary multiplier?

b. Answer the questions in part a supposing that the reserve ratio is 20 %. Describe the resulting differentiation in the lending ability of the chartered banking system.

 

 

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(a) Desired reserves is $50 billion (= 25% of $200 billion); thus excess reserves will be $2 billion (= $52 billion - $50 billion).  Maximum amount that banking system can lend is $8 billion (= 1/.25 - $2 billion).  Column (1) of Assets data =$52 billion; $48 billion; $108 billion.  Column (1) of Liabilities data= $208 billion.  Monetary multiplier is 4 (= 1/.25).

(b) Desired reserves = $40 billion (= 20% of $200 billion); thus excess reserves = $12 billion (= $52 billion - $40 billion).  Maximum amount banking system can lend = $60 billion (= 1/.20 - $12 billion).  Column (1) data for assets after loans (top to bottom); $52 billion; $48 billion; $160 billion.  Column (1) data for liabilities after loans:  $260 billion.  Monetary multiplier = 5 (= 1/.20).  The decrease in the reserve ratio increases the banking system’s excess reserves from $2 billion to $12 billion and enhances the size of the monetary multiplier from 4 to 5.  Lending capacity becomes 5 - $12 = $60 billion.

 

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