Table 16-5. -Refer to Table 16-5. Assume the Fed's Reserve Requirement Is

question 238

Multiple Choice

Table 16-5.
-Refer to Table 16-5. Assume the Fed's reserve requirement is 9 percent and all banks besides the Bank of Pleasantville are exactly in compliance with the 9 percent requirement. Further assume that people hold only deposits and no currency. Starting from the situation as depicted by the T-account, if the Bank of Pleasantville decides to make new loans so as to end up with no excess reserves, then by how much does the money supply eventually increase?

• A)$555.00.
• B)$1,200.00.
• C)$1,777.78.
• D)$2,222.22.

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