Business, 21.05.2020 06:04 jerzie53

The balance sheet of the central bank is
Assets Liabilities
Gov't bonds $5000 Currency $2100
Gold $500 Reserves of commercial banks $3400
The consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks is
Assets Liabilities
Reserves at the central bank $3400 Deposits $14400
Loans $12000 Commercial bonds issued by banks $1000
If the required reserve-deposit ratio is 15%, can commercial banks increase the amount of loans by at least $1000?
A. Yes, by buying back the bonds and depositing the proceeds into the reserve account at the central bank.
B. Yes, by lowering reserves by $1000.
C. No, because the amount of deposits exceeds the amount of loans.
D. Yes, but only if some of the newly issued loans are redeposited to the banks.
E. No, because then the reserve-deposit ratio will fall below 15%.

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