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Consider a banking system with the following characteristics:
Currency in circulation: $500 million
Checkable Deposits: $1,200 million
Bank Reserves: $200 million
Reserve Requirement: 10%
Calculate the following. Make sure to show your work.
Currency ratio
Excess reserve ratio
Monetary base
Money multiplier
M1 money supply
Repeat the calculations in part a above, but assuming that households now decide to hold more in currency in circulation: $600 million. What can we conclude about the effect that this change in the public’s preference for currency will have on the money supply? Briefly explain.
Calculation of :
A) Currency Ratio = Currency in Circulation / Checkable Deposits = 500/1200 = 0.4167 = 41.67%
B ) Excess Reserve Ratio = Bank Reserve - Checkable Deposit * Reserve Requirement = 200 - 1200*10% = 200-120 = 80
C) Monetary Base = Currency in Circulation + Checkable Deposit = 500 +1200 = 1700
D ) Money Multiplier = 1/Reserve Requirement = 1/10% = 10 times.
E ) M1 Money Supply = Currency in Circulation + Checkable Deposit = 500 +1200 =1700
If currency in circulation is increased to $ 600 , Chequable deposit will reduce to $1100
A) Currency Ratio = Currency in Circulation / Checkable Deposits = 600/1100 = 0.5454 = 54.54%
B ) Excess Reserve Ratio = Bank Reserve - Checkable Deposit * Reserve Requirement = 200 - 1100*10% = 200-110 = 90
C) Monetary Base = Currency in Circulation + Checkable Deposit = 600 +1100 = 1700
D ) Money Multiplier = 1/Reserve Requirement = 1/10% = 10 times.
E ) M1 Money Supply = Currency in Circulation + Checkable Deposit = 600 +1100 =1700.
Money Supply depends on chequable deposit , higher the deposit higher the money supply . In this case as money in circulation is increased , this results in decrease in checkable deposit hence reduction in money supply.