ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Suppose the Fed decided to sell $100 billion worth of government securities in the open market. Assume all payments are directly
deposited into or withdrawn from the banking system. What impact would this action have on the economy? Specifically, answer the
following questions.
Instructions: Enter your responses as a whole number. If the lending capacity or aggregate demand falls be sure to include a negative
sign (-) with your answer.
a. How will M1 be affected initially?
O Not enough information to answer
O No initial change to M1
Increase by $100 billion
Decrease by $100 billion O
b. By how much will the banking system's lending capacity change if the reserve requirement is 10 percent?
$ 400
billion
c. How must interest rates change to induce investors to utilize this change in lending capacity?
Interest rates must rise
d. By how much will aggregate demand initially change if investors change their behavior because of this change in available credit?
%24
400 O billion
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose the Fed decided to sell $100 billion worth of government securities in the open market. Assume all payments are directly deposited into or withdrawn from the banking system. What impact would this action have on the economy? Specifically, answer the following questions. Instructions: Enter your responses as a whole number. If the lending capacity or aggregate demand falls be sure to include a negative sign (-) with your answer. a. How will M1 be affected initially? O Not enough information to answer O No initial change to M1 Increase by $100 billion Decrease by $100 billion O b. By how much will the banking system's lending capacity change if the reserve requirement is 10 percent? $ 400 billion c. How must interest rates change to induce investors to utilize this change in lending capacity? Interest rates must rise d. By how much will aggregate demand initially change if investors change their behavior because of this change in available credit? %24 400 O billion
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