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22 March, 09:05

Assume that the banking system is loaned up and that any open-market purchase by the Fed directly increases reserves in the banks. If the required reserve ratio is 0.2, by how much could the money supply expand if the Fed purchased $2 billion worth of bonds?

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  1. 22 March, 09:26
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    Money Supply Would Expand by = 2 billion / 0.2 = $10 billion.
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