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Required reserves can be calculated by multiplying the total reserves with the reserve ratio (that is set by the central bank).
For example: let say, bank has total of $1200 deposits that are deposited by its customers, and central bank determined the reserve ratio to be 8%.
Therefore, the required reserves by the bank would be:
For example, let say, the required reserves is given as $96 and the bank has the total reserves of $120.
Therefore, the excess reserves of the bank would be: