Bank of the Gulf has a required reserve ratio of 10 percent. It receives $180,000 in new deposits and then loans the excess reserves from this deposit to Kayla, who is building a new greenhouse. Kayla deposits the money into her checking account at Vulcan Bank until she needs it. How much money has Bank of the Gulf created?

a. $162,000
b. $18,000
c. $324,000
d. $180,000


a. $162,000

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