A bank receives new deposits equal to $200,000 and the desired reserve ratio is 10 percent. What is the amount of new loans the bank can make?

What will be an ideal response?


The bank can make new loans equal to the amount of its excess reserves. The bank's desired reserves equal ($200,000 ) × (0.10 ) = $20,000, leaving the bank with excess reserves of $180,000. As a result, the bank can make $180,000 in new loans.

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