Examine the balance sheet for a bank below: Assets Liabilities Reserves 600 000 Demand Deposits 5 230 000 Loans 2 000 000 Capital 1 250 000 Buildings 3 880 000 If the desired reserve ratio changes to 5 percent and the bank were to loan out those excess reserves the potential expansion in demand deposits (increase in MS) in the banking system?

2. Here is the balance sheet of the consolidated banking system of the country of Zargadee (all entries are in millions): Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Entire Economy of Zargadee Assets Reserves Cash in Vault Deposits at CBZ Bonds Loans 50 90 Total Reserves Total Assets 140 460 1000 1600 Liabilities Deposits Borrowing from CBZ Total Liabilities 1400 200 1600 Assume that 1) households hold no currency and 2) banks hold no excess reserves. The current reserve requirement is 10%. The Central Bank of Zargadee (CBZ) uses the three traditional tools to perform monetary policy in an economy that is reserve constrained. a. Under our assumptions, what is the money multiplier? For each part (b)-(d) below, i) Conceptually explain the effect of the policy on the money supply. ii) Calculate the change in M1 given our assumptions. iii) Construct the new balance sheet of the consolidated banking system of Zargadee under the new policy. iv) When the money supply changes, list a chain of events to…

Explain how a bank could optimise its position through managing its use of different financial products.

If a bank currently has $10,000 Excess Reserves, $20,000 Required Reserves, and $30,000 Actual Reserves. What is the maximum amount of loans the bank could make? Multiple Choice $10,000 - up to its Excess Reserves $20,000 - up to its Required Reserves Under the above conditions, the bank could not make any additional loans $30,000 - up to its Actual Reserves