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Suppose the commercial bank is only expected to keep 25 percent of its deposits as reserves, then with…

With a reserve ratio of 25%, the simple deposit multiplier is \(1/0.25=4\). Total deposits including the initial deposit are \(200\times4=\text{Rs. }800\); additional…

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Suppose the commercial bank is only expected to keep 25 percent of its deposits as reserves, then with primary deposits of ₹ 200, the value of total created deposits will be equal to :

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With a reserve ratio of 25%, the simple deposit multiplier is 1/0.25=41/0.25=4. Total deposits including the initial deposit are 200×4=Rs. 800200\times4=\text{Rs. }800; additional deposits alone would be Rs. 600, assuming no cash leakage or excess reserves.

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