Suppose the Banks in the Federal Reserve System Have $200

question 63

Multiple Choice

Suppose the banks in the Federal Reserve System have $200 billion in transactions accounts,the required reserve ratio is 0.15,and there are no excess reserves in the system.If the required reserve ratio is changed to 0.10,the amount of excess reserves would be

• A)Negative $10 billion.
• B)Negative $20 billion.
• C)Positive $10 billion.

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