The Required Reserve Rate Set by the Fed Is Ten

question 97

Essay

The required reserve rate set by the Fed is ten percent of all checkable deposits. A bank sells
$1 million of U.S. Treasury securities it owns to the Fed. Describe what this transaction does to the bank's total reserves, its required reserves and its excess reserves.

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