Question

Suppose Ginger deposits $5,000 in cash into her checking account at the Bank of Skidoo. Show this transaction in a T-account for the Bank of Skidoo.
Bank of Skidoo

Assets Liabilities
Reserves$ Deposits $

The Bank of Skidoo has no excess reserves and is subject to a 6 percent required reserve ratio. Assume the Bank of Skidoo makes the maximum loan possible from Ginger's deposit to Thurston. Show this transaction in a new T-account for the Bank of Skidoo.

Bank of Skidoo

Assets Liabilities
Reserves$ Deposits $

Thurston decides to use the money he borrowed to purchase a sail boat. He writes a check for the entire loan amount to âGilligan's Seagoingâ Vessels, which deposits the check in itsâ bank, the Paradise Bank ofâ Kona, Hawaii. When the checkâ clears, the Bank of Skidoo transfers the funds to the Paradise Bank. Show these transactions in a newâ T-account for the Bank of Skidoo.

The maximum amounts of deposits that can be created from Ginger's initial deposit is $_____
The maximum amounts of loans that can be created from Ginger's initial deposit is $_____

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Suppose Ginger deposits $5,000 in cash into her checking account at the Bank of Skidoo. Show this transaction in a T-account for the Bank of Skidoo.

Reserves                                                  Checkable deposits

debit             credit                                  debit             credit  

5,000                                                                             5,000

2) The Bank of Skidoo has no excess reserves and is subject to a 6 percent required reserve ratio. Assume the Bank of Skidoo makes the maximum loan possible from Ginger's deposit to Thurston. Show this transaction in a new T-account for the Bank of Skidoo.

Reserves                                                  Loans

debit             credit                                  debit             credit  

5,000                                                       4,700

                     4,700                            

300

3) Thurston decides to use the money he borrowed to purchase a sail boat. He writes a check for the entire loan amount to Gilligan's Seagoing Vessels, which deposits the check in its bank, the Paradise Bank of Kona, Hawaii. When the check clears, the Bank of Skidoo transfers the funds to the Paradise Bank. Show these transactions in a new T-account for the Bank of Skidoo.

Reserves                                                  Checkable deposits

debit             credit                                  debit             credit  

5,000                                                                             5,000

                     4,700                                  4,700                      

300                                                                                 300

                     4,700

                     4,400

4) The maximum amounts of deposits that can be created from Ginger's initial deposit is $_____

Increase in checkable deposits = change in bank reserves / required reserves = $5,000 / 6% = $83,333.33

The maximum amounts of loans that can be created from Ginger's initial deposit is $_____

the maximum amount of loans that can be created in Ginger's bank is $4,700, but the maximum amount that loans can be created in the whole banking system = $83,333.33 - $5,000 = $78,333.33