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Assume that the Bank of Ecoville has the following balance sheet and the Fed has a 10% reserve requirement in place:

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?

Explain your answers.

Mankiw, N. (2009) Principles of economics (5^th Ed.). United States: South - Western

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BALANCE SHEET FOR ECOVILLE INTERNATIONAL BANK
ASSETS	LIABILITIES
Cash $33,000	Demand deposits $99,000
Loans $66,000