If You Deposit $8,000 in a Bank, Calculate How Much

question 7

Essay

If you deposit $8,000 in a bank, calculate how much the bank must keep as required reserves and how much it can loan out if the required reserve ratio was 5 percent. If it was 8 percent? 13 percent? 26 percent?

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Definitions:

Basis

The amount of an investment in property for tax purposes; used to calculate gain or loss on a sale or other disposition of the property.

Gain Recognized

The profit realized from the sale or exchange of an asset, which must be reported for tax purposes.

Involuntary Conversion

Involuntary conversion is the process whereby property is destroyed, stolen, condemned, or disposed of under the threat of condemnation, and the owner receives compensation or insurance recovery.

Reinvested

The act of using dividends, interest, or profits from an investment to purchase additional shares or units of that investment.