A bank's assets consist of $1,000,000 in total reserves, $2,100,000 in loans, and a building worth $1,200,000 . Its liabilities and capital consist of $3,000,000 in demand deposits and $1,300,000 in capital. If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent, what is the level of the bank's excess reserves? How much money could the excess reserves be used to create in the banking system as a result?
a. $700,000; $700,000
b. $700,000; $7,000,000
c. $300,000; $300,000
d. $300,000; $3,000,000
b
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