Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Oligopoly

Oligopoly — practice question

Within a banking system, every bank holds 20% of deposits in cash. A single bank then takes in a fresh cash deposit of $200. If the net cash withdrawals from the banking system after that are zero, what increase will result in bank loans, and what will be the total rise in bank deposits?

  • Aincrease in bank loans $160; total increase in deposits $200
  • Bincrease in bank loans $160; total increase in deposits $360
  • Cincrease in bank loans $800; total increase in deposits $1000
  • Dincrease in bank loans $1000; total increase in deposits $1000

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