1) Given the above data about the U.S. economy (assume anything not listed is equal to zero): a What is the money supply (M1)? b. What is the total amount (in $) of reserves that banks are legally required to keep? C. What is the total amount (in $) of reserves that banks have on hand to lend?

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Currency
(assets for firms, households)
Value of Euros in the U.S.
(assets for private banks, firms, households, etc.)
U.S. Gov't bonds
(assets for private banks, firms, households, etc.)
Demand deposits
(liability for private banks)
Corporate and consumer loans
(asset for private banks)
Mortgage loans
(asset for private banks)
Certificates of Deposit, CDs
(liability for private banks)
Reserve requirement on demand deposits
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$30 Billion
$1 Trillion
$400 Billion
$485 Billion
$10 Billion
1) Given the above data about the U.S. economy (assume anything not listed is equal to zero):
a. What is the money supply (M1)?
b.
What is the total amount (in $) of reserves that banks are legally required to keep?
c.
What is the total amount (in $) of reserves that banks have on hand to lend?
Transcribed Image Text:Category Total Reserves (asset for private banks, kept at Federal Reserve) Currency (assets for firms, households) Value of Euros in the U.S. (assets for private banks, firms, households, etc.) U.S. Gov't bonds (assets for private banks, firms, households, etc.) Demand deposits (liability for private banks) Corporate and consumer loans (asset for private banks) Mortgage loans (asset for private banks) Certificates of Deposit, CDs (liability for private banks) Reserve requirement on demand deposits $100 Billion $50 Billion $1 Billion $30 Billion $1 Trillion $400 Billion $485 Billion $10 Billion 1) Given the above data about the U.S. economy (assume anything not listed is equal to zero): a. What is the money supply (M1)? b. What is the total amount (in $) of reserves that banks are legally required to keep? c. What is the total amount (in $) of reserves that banks have on hand to lend?
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