The Second National Bank of Townville has $400,000 in checking deposits, $125,000 in savings deposits, $500,000 in loans, $20,000 in its reserve account at the Fed, and $5,000 of currency in its vault. What is the amount of its reserves?
What will be an ideal response?
Reserves include the bank's deposit in its reserve account at the Fed and the currency in its vault. Therefore the Second National Bank of Townville has $20,000 + $5,000 = $25,000 in reserves.
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