Table 142
Monetary Aggregates of the U

question 10

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline{\text { Item }} &{\text { Amount }} \\\hline \text { Cash held by public } & \$ 100 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { Transactions deposits } & \$ 300 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { Required reserves } & \$ 30 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { Excess reserves } & \$ 0 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { U.S. bonds held by public } & \$ 475 \text { billion } \\\hline\end{array}$
Table 14.2
Monetary Aggregates of the U.S. Financial System Assume an original balance sheet: If the Fed changes the required reserve ratio in Table 14.2 to 15 percent,the lending capacity of the system will eventually

• A)Increase by $100 billion.
• B)Increase by $15 billion.
• C)Decrease by $100 billion.
• D)Decrease by $1.5 billion.

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