Question

The balance sheet above shows the financial situation for the Jamestown National Bank. The central bank has set a required reserve ratio of 10%. If the bank does not sell any of its securities, what is the maximum amount of additional loans the bank in Jamestown can undertake? $180,000 $60,000 $40,000 $20,000 $6,000

Answer 1

Answer: $40,000

Explanation:

Hello. Your question was incomplete as it lacked the balance sheet in question. Luckily I found it and have now attached it.

The question states that the central bank has set a required reserve ratio of 10%. This means that 10% of the deposits at the bank are not to be touched so they cannot loan past 90% of the deposits.

The bank has only $60,000 remaining to loan out as they will not sell their securities.

So we will calculate how much they can loan out thus,

= 60,000 - (200,000 * 10%) to find out what amount cannot be touched

= 60,000 - 20,000

= $40,000

The maximum amount of additional loans the bank in Jamestown can undertake is $40,000.