Beleaguered State Bank (BSB) holds $500 million in deposits and maintains a reserve ratio of 20 percent. Complete the following T-account for BSB.   Beleaguered State Bank Assets Liabilities Reserves   million  Deposits   million  Loans   million    Now suppose that BSB's largest depositor withdraws $25 million in cash from her account. BSB decides to restore its reserve ratio by reducing the amount of loans outstanding. Complete BSB's new T-account after it has taken this action. Beleaguered State Bank Assets Liabilities Reserves   million  Deposits   million  Loans   million  Because BSB is cutting back on its loans, other banks will find they have    reserves, causing them to    their loans.   BSB may find it difficult to cut back on its loans immediately because it cannot force people to pay off loans.   Which of the following ways represent an alternative for BSB to return to its original reserve ratio? Check all that apply.   Borrow money from another bank   Attract additional deposits   Borrow money from the Fed   Lend money

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Beleaguered State Bank (BSB) holds $500 million in deposits and maintains a reserve ratio of 20 percent.

Complete the following T-account for BSB.

 

Beleaguered State Bank
Assets Liabilities
Reserves
 
million 
Deposits
 
million 
Loans
 
million 
 

Now suppose that BSB's largest depositor withdraws $25 million in cash from her account. BSB decides to restore its reserve ratio by reducing the amount of loans outstanding.

Complete BSB's new T-account after it has taken this action.

Beleaguered State Bank
Assets Liabilities
Reserves
 
million 
Deposits
 
million 
Loans
 
million 
Because BSB is cutting back on its loans, other banks will find they have    reserves, causing them to    their loans.
 
BSB may find it difficult to cut back on its loans immediately because it cannot force people to pay off loans.
 
Which of the following ways represent an alternative for BSB to return to its original reserve ratio? Check all that apply.
 
Borrow money from another bank
 
Attract additional deposits
 
Borrow money from the Fed
 
Lend money
 
 
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