Balance Sheet for Ecoville International Bank ASSETS LIABILITIES Cash $33,000 De

Posted: April 22nd, 2022

Balance Sheet for Ecoville International Bank
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash
$33,000
Demand Deposits
$99,000
Loans
66,000
Now assume that the Fed lowers the reserve requirement to 8%.
What is the maximum amount of new loans that this bank can make?
Assume that the bank makes these loans. What will the new balance sheet look like?
By how much has the money supply increased or decreased?
If the money multiplier is 5, how much money will ultimately be created by this event?
If the Fed wanted to implement a contractionary monetary policy using reserve requirement, how would that work?