Assume Bank of America has excess reserves of $30 million and checking deposits of $180 million. If the reserve ratio is 10%, what is the size of Bank of America's reserves? b. To increase aggregate demand, what type of monetary policy (expansion and contractionary) would the Fed adopt?

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Assume Bank of America has excess reserves of $30 million and checking deposits of $180 million. If the reserve ratio is 10%, what is the size of Bank of America's reserves? b. To increase aggregate demand, what type of monetary policy (expansion and contractionary) would the Fed adopt?
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Excess Reserves =$30 million

Outstanding deposit =$180 million

Reserve ratio= 10%

Required Reserve =Reserve ratio x Outstanding deposit

                            = 10% of 180

                            = $18Million

Total reserve of Bank of America's =Required Reserve +Excess Reserves 

                                                      = 30+18

                                                      =$48Million

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