ASSETS LIABILITIES
Reserves $ 500 Deposits $3,500
Loans 3,000
12. You are given this account for a bank:
The required reserve ratio is 10 percent.
a. How much is the bank required to hold as reserves given its
deposits of $3,500?
b. How much are its excess reserves?
c. By how much can the bank increase its loans?
d. Suppose a depositor comes to the bank and withdraws $200
in cash. Show the bank’s new balance sheet, assuming the
bank obtains the cash by drawing down its reserves. Does the
bank now hold excess reserves? Is it meeting the required
reserve ratio? If not, what can it do?