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BSW Bank currently has $200 million in transaction deposits on
its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve has currently set the
reserve requirement at 6 percent of transaction deposits.
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a. |
If the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve requirement to 4
percent, show the balance sheet of BSW and the Federal Reserve
System just before and after the full effect of the reserve
requirement change. Assume BSW withdraws all excess reserves and
gives out loans, and that borrowers eventually return all of these
funds to BSW in the form of transaction deposits. (Do not
round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions
rounded to the nearest dollar amount.)
|
Panel A: Initial balance
sheets |
Federal Reserve Bank | |||
Assets |
Liabilities | ||
(Click to
select)Reserve deposits at FedLoansTransaction depositsReserve
accountsSecurities |
$ million | (Click to
select)Reserve accountsLoansSecuritiesTransaction depositsReserve
deposits at Fed |
$ million |
BSW Bank | |||
Assets |
Liabilities | ||
(Click to
select)Transaction depositsReserve deposits at
FedSecuritiesLoansReserve accounts |
$ million | (Click to
select)Transaction depositsSecuritiesReserve deposits at FedReserve
accountsLoans |
$ million |
(Click to
select)SecuritiesReserve deposits at FedLoansTransaction
depositsReserve accounts | million | ||
Panel B: Balance sheet after all
changes |
Federal Reserve Bank | |||
Assets |
Liabilities | ||
(Click to
select)Reserve accountsTransaction depositsReserve deposits at
FedLoansSecurities |
$ million | (Click to
select)Reserve deposits at FedLoansSecuritiesTransaction
depositsReserve accounts |
$ million |
BSW Bank | |||
Assets |
Liabilities | ||
(Click to
select)Reserve deposits at FedTransaction depositsReserve
accountsSecuritiesLoans |
$ million | (Click to
select)Transaction depositsLoansReserve accountsSecuritiesReserve
deposits at Fed |
$ million |
(Click to
select)Reserve deposits at FedSecuritiesReserve accountsTransaction
depositsLoans | million | ||
b. |
Redo part (a) using a 8 percent reserve requirement. (Do
not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions
rounded to the nearest dollar amount.)
|
Panel A: Initial balance
sheets |
Federal Reserve Bank | |||
Assets |
Liabilities | ||
(Click to
select)SecuritiesReserve deposits at FedTransaction depositsReserve
accountsLoans |
$ million | (Click to
select)LoansTransaction depositsSecuritiesReserve deposits at
FedReserve accounts |
$ million |
BSW Bank | |||
Assets |
Liabilities | ||
(Click to
select)SecuritiesLoansTransaction depositsReserve deposits at
FedReserve accounts |
$ million | (Click to
select)Reserve accountsTransaction depositsSecuritiesReserve
deposits at FedLoans |
$ million |
(Click to
select)Reserve accountsTransaction depositsSecuritiesLoansReserve
deposits at Fed | million | ||
Panel B: Balance sheet after all
changes |
Federal Reserve Bank | |||
Assets |
Liabilities | ||
(Click to
select)Transaction depositsReserve deposits at FedLoansReserve
accountsSecurities |
$ million | (Click to
select)LoansSecuritiesReserve deposits at FedTransaction
depositsReserve accounts |
$ million |
BSW Bank | |||
Assets |
Liabilities | ||
(Click to
select)Reserve accountsReserve deposits at FedSecuritiesTransaction
depositsLoans |
$ million | (Click to
select)LoansTransaction depositsReserve accountsSecuritiesReserve
deposits at Fed |
$ million |
(Click to
select)SecuritiesReserve accountsLoansTransaction depositsReserve
deposits at Fed | million | ||
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