Assume That Banks Do Not Hold Excess Reserves

question 184

Multiple Choice

Assume that banks do not hold excess reserves. The banking system has $20 million in reserves and has a reserve requirement of 20 percent. The public holds $10 million in currency. Then the public decides to withdraw $5 million in currency from the banking system. If the Bank of Canada wants to keep the money supply stable by changing the reserve requirement, then what will the new reserve requirement be?

• A) 16 percent
• B) 18.2 percent
• C) 20 percent
• D) 25 percent

Understand the impact of changing alpha levels on hypothesis testing.

Grasp the effect of sample size on the standard error of the difference and t-statistic values.

Apply the t-test appropriately to various research scenarios.

Understand the assumptions and conditions such as normality and equality of variances for performing a t-test for independent means.

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