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Consider the Currency-Deposit Ratio (CDR) in an economy is 0.05, its Reserve-Deposit Ratio (RDR) is…

The money multiplier is \(m=(1+c)/(c+r)\), where \(c\) is the currency-deposit ratio and \(r\) is the reserve-deposit ratio. Thus \(M\) \(=Hm\) \(=100(1.05)/(0.05+0.05)\)…

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Consider the Currency-Deposit Ratio (CDR) in an economy is 0.05, its Reserve-Deposit Ratio (RDR) is 0.05 and its stock of High Powered Money (H) is 100. Calculate the Stock of Money (M) of that economy:

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The money multiplier is m=(1+c)/(c+r)m=(1+c)/(c+r), where cc is the currency-deposit ratio and rr is the reserve-deposit ratio. Thus MM =Hm=Hm =100(1.05)/(0.05+0.05)=100(1.05)/(0.05+0.05) =1050=1050.

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