Compute the impact on the money multiplier of an increase in the currency-to-deposit ratio from 10 percent to 15 percent when the reserve requirement is 8 percent of deposits, and banks’ desired excess reserves are 3 percent of deposits.
Instructions: Please round your answers to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places).
When desired currency holdings = 10% of deposits, m = ?
When desired currency holdings = 15% of deposits, m = ?