MHM Bank currently has $750 million in transaction deposits on its balance sheet. The current reserve requirement is 8 percent, but the Federal Reserve is increasing this requirement to 10 percent.

a.

Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve and MHM Bank if MHM Bank converts all excess reserves to loans, but borrowers return only 50 percent of these funds to MHM Bank as transaction deposits. (Enter your answers in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your "Panel B" answers to 3 decimal places. (e.g., 32.161))

Panel A: Initial balance sheets

Federal Reserve Bank
Assets		Liabilities

$ million

$ million

MHM Bank
Assets		Liabilities

$ million

$ million

$ million

Panel B: Balance sheet after all changes

Federal Reserve Bank
Assets		Liabilities

$ million

$ million

MHM Bank
Assets		Liabilities

$ million

$ million
$ million

b.

Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve and MHM Bank if MHM Bank converts 80 percent of its excess reserves to loans and borrowers return 85 percent of these funds to MHM Bank as transaction deposits. (Enter your answers in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your "Panel B" answers to 3 decimal places. (e.g., 32.161))

Panel A: Initial balance sheets

Federal Reserve Bank
Assets		Liabilities

$ million

$ million

MHM Bank
Assets		Liabilities

$ million

$ million

$ million

Panel B: Balance sheet after all changes

Federal Reserve Bank
Assets		Liabilities

$ million

$ million

MHM Bank
Assets		Liabilities

$ million

$ million
$ million