The banking system currently has $10 billion of reserves, none of which are excess. People hold only deposits and no currency, and the reserve requirement is 10 percent. If the central bank lowers the reserve requirement to 8.75 pèrcent and at the same time sells $1 billion worth of bonds, then by how much does the money supply change? (*

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