If a Bank Has $100,000 of Checkable Deposits,a Required Reserve

question 96

Multiple Choice

If a bank has $100,000 of checkable deposits,a required reserve ratio of 20 percent,and it holds $40,000 in reserves,then the maximum deposit outflow it can sustain without altering its balance sheet is

• A)$30,000.
• B)$25,000.
• C)$20,000.
• D)$10,000.

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Definitions:

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from retracting a promise when the other party has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.

Consideration

Something of value that is promised, given, or received in a contract to make it legally binding.

Moral Consideration

Ethical values or principles that influence an individual’s decisions and actions, often guiding behavior in social and professional contexts.

Unliquidated Debt

Debt for which the exact amount owed has not been determined.