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A bank receives new deposits equal to 200,000 and the desired reserve ratio is 10 percent. What is the amount of new loans the bank can make?
 
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Economies of scale exist when the ________ a unit of a good ________.
 
  A) average cost of producing; falls as its output rate increases
  B) price; falls as its input rate decreases
  C) price; rises as its output rate increases
  D) average cost of producing; rises as its input rate increases



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Answer to Question 1

The bank can make new loans equal to the amount of its excess reserves. The bank's desired reserves equal (200,000 )  (0.10 ) = 20,000, leaving the bank with excess reserves of 180,000. As a result, the bank can make 180,000 in new loans.

Answer to Question 2

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