Economics (Irwin Economics)
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259723223
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 36, Problem 4P
To determine
Relation between the Reserve ratio, Money multiplier and the money creating potential of the banking system.
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Refer to the table below and assume that the Fed’s reserve ratio is 10 percent and the economy is in a severe recession. Also suppose that the commercial banks are hoarding all excess reserves (not lending them out) because of their fear of loan defaults. Finally, suppose that the Fed is highly concerned that the banks will suddenly lend out these excess reserves and possibly contribute to inflation once the economy begins to recover and confidence is restored.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Reserve Ratio, %
Checkable Deposits
Actual Reserves
Required Reserves
Excess Reserves
Money-Creating Potential of Single Bank, = (5)
Money-Creating Potential of Banking System
(1) 10
$26,000
$11,000
$2600
$8400
$8400
84,000
(2) 20
26,000
11,000
5200
5800
5800
29,000
(3) 25
26,000
11,000
6500
4500
4500
18,000
(4) 30
26,000
11,000
7800
3200
3200
10,667
A) By how many percentage points would the Fed need to increase the reserve ratio to eliminate 30.95% of the excess reserves?…
While a television news reporter might state that “Today the Fed lowered the federal funds rate from 5.5 percent to 5.25 percent,” a more precise account of the Fed’s action would be as follows:
“Today the Fed told its bond traders to conduct open-market operations in such a way that the equilibrium federal funds rate would decrease to 5.25 percent.”
“Today the Fed lowered the discount rate by a quarter of a percentage point, and this action will force the federal funds rate to drop by the same amount.”
“Today the Fed took steps to decrease the money supply by an amount that is sufficient to decrease the federal funds rate to 5.25 percent.”
“Today the Fed took a step toward contracting aggregate demand, and this was done by lowering the federal funds rate to 5.25 percent.”
Bank Three currently has $600 million in transaction deposits on its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve has currently set the reserve requirement at 10 percent of transaction deposits. (LG 4-3)
If the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve requirement to 8 percent, show the balance sheet of Bank Three and the Federal Reserve System just before and after the full effect of the reserve requirement change. Assume Bank Three withdraws all excess reserves and gives out loans and that borrowers eventually return all of these funds to Bank Three in the form of transaction deposits.
Redo part (a) using a 12 percent reserve requirement.
Chapter 36 Solutions
Economics (Irwin Economics)
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- Which kind of monetary policy would you expect in response to high inflation: expansionary or contractionary? Why?arrow_forwardIn today's ample reserves regime, does the Fed set a target level or range for the federal funds rate, and how is it achieved? The Fed achieves its federal funds rate target _______. A. level by setting the discount rate and the interest on reserves rate B. range because whatever the supply of reserves, the rate is between the discount rate and the interest on reserves rate C. level by conducting daily open market operations D. range by setting the supply of reserves equal to the quantity of reserves demanded at the range midpoint thanks!arrow_forwardSuppose that rather than immediately lending out all excess reserves, banks begin holding some excess reserves in response to uncertain economic conditions. Specifically, banks increase the percentage of deposits held as reserves from 10% to 20%. This increase in the reserve ratio causes the multiplier to fall from 10 to 5. Under these conditions, How Many Dollars Worth of government bonds would the Fed would need to Buy or Sell in order to increase the money supply by $100?arrow_forward
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