Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Consolidated

question 79

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following consolidated balance sheet of the commercial banking system.Assume that the reserve requirement is 20 percent.All figures are in billions and each question should be answered independently of changes specified in all preceding ones. $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{lll}\quad\quad\quad\underline{\text { Assets}}\\\text { Reserves}\\\text { Securities}\\\text { Loans}\\\text { Property} \end{array}\begin{array}{l}\\\$ 200 \\300 \\500 \\400 \end{array}\begin{array}{lll}\quad\quad \underline{\text { Liabilities \& Net Worth }}\\\text { Checkable Deposits}\\\text { Stock Shares}\\\\\\\end{array}\begin{array}{lll}\\\$1,100\\400\\\\\\\end{array}\end{array}$


Refer to the given data.If the Fed increased the reserve requirement from 20 percent to 25 percent,a deficiency of reserves in the commercial banking system of _____ would occur and the monetary multiplier would fall to ____.

• A) $50 billion;5
• B) $10 billion;4
• C) $50 billion;4
• D) $10 billion;8

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Definitions:

Monochlorination Products

Products resulting from the introduction of one chlorine atom into an organic molecule, typically achieved through a free radical chlorination reaction.

3,4-Dimethylhexane

A branched alkane with the formula C8H18, identified by its specific arrangement of methyl groups at the third and fourth carbon atoms.

Carbanion

A negatively charged ion (anion) that contains a carbon atom bearing three bonds and one lone pair of electrons, making it very reactive.

Reactive Intermediate

A short-lived species formed during the course of a chemical reaction which cannot be isolated under normal conditions.