Scenario 29-1. The Monetary Policy of Namdian Is Determined by the Namdian

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Scenario 29-1.
The monetary policy of Namdian is determined by the Namdian Central Bank.The local currency is the dia.Namdian banks collectively hold 100 million dias of required reserves,25 million dias of excess reserves,250 million dias of Namdian Treasury Bonds,and their customers hold 1,000 million dias of deposits.Namdians prefer to use only demand deposits and so the money supply consists of demand deposits.
-Refer to Scenario 29-1.Suppose the Central Bank of Namdia loaned the banks of Namdia 5 million dias.Suppose also that both the reserve requirement and the percentage of deposits held as excess reserves stay the same.By how much would the money supply of Namdia change?

• A)60 million dias
• B)50 million dias
• C)40 million dias
• D)None of the above is correct.

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Definitions:

M2

A measure of the money supply that includes cash, checking deposits, and easily convertible near money such as savings deposits, money market securities.

Savings Account

A deposit account held at a financial institution that provides principal security and a modest interest rate.

Traveler's Checks

A preprinted, fixed-amount check designed to allow the person signing it to make an unconditional payment to someone else as a result of its being counter-signed.

M2

A gauge of the total money available that encompasses physical currency, deposits in checking accounts, and near money assets like savings accounts and money market investments, which can be quickly converted to cash.