Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Consolidated

question 76

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 10 percent.All figures are in billions and each question should be answered independently of changes specified in any preceding ones. $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{lll}\quad\quad\quad\underline{\text { Assets}}\\\text { Reserves}\\\text { Securities}\\\text { Loans}\\\text { Property} \end{array}\begin{array}{l}\\\$ 60 \\140 \\260 \\400 \end{array}\begin{array}{lll}\quad\quad \underline{\text { Liabilities \& Net Worth }}\\\text { Checkable Deposits}\\\text { Stock Shares}\\\\\\\end{array}\begin{array}{lll}\\\$600\\260\\\\\\\end{array}\end{array}$
Refer to the given data.The monetary multiplier for the commercial banking system is:

• A) 5.
• B) 10.
• C) 12.5.
• D) 20.

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