The central bank in a country released the following statistics. Total deposits in banks amounted to $ 500 million, notes and coins outside banks reached $ 100 million and reserves of banks held at the central bank amounted to $50 million. Use these figures to calculate the following:                                                                                                                            Calculate the quantity of money (the money supply) Calculate the monetary base

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The central bank in a country released the following statistics. Total deposits in banks amounted to $ 500 million, notes and coins outside banks reached $ 100 million and reserves of banks held at the central bank amounted to $50 million. Use these figures to calculate the following:                                                                                                                           

  1. Calculate the quantity of money (the money supply)
  2. Calculate the monetary base                  
  3. Calculate currency drain ratio     
  4. Calculate the reserve ratio        
  5. Calculate the money multiplier    
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