5. The Friendly National Bank holds $50 million in reserves at its Federal Reserve District Bank. The required reserves ratio is 12 percent.
a. If the bank has $600 million in deposits, what amount of vault cash would be needed for the bank to be in compliance with the required reserves ratio?
b. If the bank holds $10 million in vault cash, determine the required reserves ratio that would be needed for the bank to avoid a reserves deficit.
c. If the Friendly National Bank experiences a required reserves deficit, what actions can it take to be in compliance with the existing required reserves ratio?
Solution:-
A. To Calculate Amount of vault cash would be needed for the bank to be in compliance with the required reserves ratio-
Required Reserve = Deposits * Required Reserve Ratio
Required Reserve = $600 Million * 0.12
Required Reserve = $72 Million
Vault Cash = Required Reserve - Reserves at Federal Reserves Bank
Vault Cash = $72 Million - $50 Million
Vault Cash = $22 Million
B. To Determine the required reserves ratio that would be needed for the bank to avoid a reserves deficit-
Required Reserve Ratio =
Required Reserve Ratio =
Required Reserve Ratio = 10%
C. The Friendly National Bank can borrow its deficit required reserve from another bank that have excess Reserve.
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