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6 September, 15:16

Assume the reserve requirement is 10%. First National Bank receives a deposit of $5,400. If there is no slippage, how much could the money supply expand?

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  1. 6 September, 17:08
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    The core of the question is the money multiplier. assuming first national receives $5,400, the bank has to keep 10% * $5400 = $540 because of the reserve requirement and can lend the remaining $5400-$540 = $4860. Now this money goes to circulation again and the next step is analogous: 10% * $4860 = $486 have to be kept as a reserve requirement and the remaining $4860 - $486 = $4374 are circulated back into the economy. i can go on forever adding up the money that will go into the economy and hence expand the money supply ($4860 + $4374 + ...), but there is a simple mathematical formula that makes my life easier: it is called a geometric series. in our case $5400 + $4860 + $4374 + ... is abbreviated to $5400∗ (1+0.9 + 0.92 + ...) and the term in the brackers is the geometric series 1 1-0.9 which equals 10. This is the power of money. your answer is that with a deposit of $5400 the money supply increases by $5400 * 10 = $54 000.
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