Table 143
Monetary Aggregates of the U

question 131

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline {\text { Item }} & \text { Amount } \\\hline \text { Cash held by public } & \$ 40 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { Transactions deposits } & \$ 80 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { Required reserves } & \$ 20 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { Excess reserves } & \$ 0 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { U.S. bonds held by public } & \$ 125 \text { billion } \\\hline\end{array}$
Table 14.3
Monetary Aggregates of the U.S. Financial System Assume an original balance sheet: In Table 14.3,if the Fed changes the required reserve ratio to 10 percent,the lending capacity of the system would eventually

• A)Increase by $12 billion.
• B)Increase by $120 billion.
• C)Decrease by $12 billion.
• D)Decrease by $120 billion.

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