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If Rr is cash reserve ratio for commercial banks, then the value of credit multiplier will be :

The credit multiplier is \(1/R_r-1\). In the simple deposit-expansion model, an initial deposit \(D\) supports total deposits of \(D/R_r\). Credit created excludes the…

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If Rr is cash reserve ratio for commercial banks, then the value of credit multiplier will be :

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The credit multiplier is 1/Rr−11/R_r-1. In the simple deposit-expansion model, an initial deposit DD supports total deposits of D/RrD/R_r. Credit created excludes the initial deposit, so it equals D/Rr−DD/R_r-D; dividing by DD gives (1−Rr)/Rr(1-R_r)/R_r.

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