Asked by Amanuel Mengistab on Jul 15, 2024

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Suppose the required reserve ratio is 10% and a commercial bank has $2 million in checkable deposits appearing on the liability side of its balance sheet.How much vault cash does the bank have?

A) $2 million
B) $20,000
C) $200,000
D) Vault cash cannot be determined by the information given.

Reserve Ratio

The fraction of depositors' balances that banks must have on hand as cash, a regulation set by central banks to ensure liquidity.

Vault Cash

The physical currency that a bank holds in its vault and automatic teller machines (ATMs) as a part of its reserves.

  • Recognize how reserve requirements affect banks' lending capacities.
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Barbie HarbieberJul 21, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
The amount of vault cash a bank has cannot be determined solely from the required reserve ratio and the amount of checkable deposits. The required reserve ratio tells us the percentage of deposits that must be held as reserves, but it does not specify how those reserves are held (e.g., as vault cash or as deposits with the central bank).