Bank Three currently has $850 million in transaction deposits on its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve has currently set the reserve requirement at 6 percent of transaction deposits. a. If the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve requirement to 4 percent, show the balance sheet of Bank Three and the Federal Reserve System just before and after the full effect of the reserve requirement change. Assume Bank Three withdraws all excess reserves and gives out loans and that borrowers eventually return all of these funds to Bank Three in the form of transaction deposits. b. Redo part (a) using a 10 percent reserve requirement.

Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B If the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve requirement to 4 percent, show the balance sheet of Bank Three and the Federal Reserve System just before and after the full effect of the reserve requirement change. Assume Bank Three withdraws all excess reserves and gives out loans and that borrowers eventually return all of these funds to Bank Three in the form of transaction deposits. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to the nearest dollar amount.) Show less A Panel A: Initial Balance Sheets Federal Reserve Bank Assets Liabilities million million Bank Three Assets Liabilities million million million Panel B: Balance Sheet after All Changes Federal Reserve Bank Assets Liabilities million million Bank Three Assets Liabilities million million million Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Redo part (a) using a 10 percent reserve requirement. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to the nearest dollar amount.) Panel A: Initial Balance Sheets Federal Reserve Bank Assets Liabilities million million Bank Three Assets Liabilities million million million Panel B: Balance Sheet after All Changes Federal Reserve Bank Assets Liabilities million million Bank Three Assets Liabilities million million million