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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.

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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