Question 1. If the government spending multiplier is 6, what is the tax multiplier?
Question 2. You are given this account for a bank:
ASSETS LIABILITIES
RESERVES $500 $3,500 DEPOSITS
LOANS 3,000
The required reserve ratio is 10 percent.
A. How much is the bank required to hold as reserves, given its deposits of $ 3,500?
B. How much are its excess reserves?
C. How much can the bank increase its loans?