Question

If a bank has $120,000 of checkable deposits, a required reserve ratio of 20 percent, and it holds $40,000 in reserves, then the maximum deposit outflow it can sustain without altering its balance sheet is

Answer 1

Answer:Maximum deposit outflow sustainable without altering its balance sheet is   $20,000

Explanation:

Given

Check able deposits =$120,000

Required reserve ratio= 20 percent

Reserve=$40,000

Maximum deposit outflow sustainable = (Reserve - percentage of checKable deposits)/ 1- required reserve ratio

(40,000  - 0.2 x 120,000) / 1-0.2

(40,000-24,000) / 0.8

16,000/0.8

=$20,000