This is how the College Board explained it: the reserve ratio is 10% which means the simple money multiplier is 10 (1/.10). Therefore, a $500 withdrawal would contract the money supply by ten times the amount of the withdrawal or $5000. This assumes that the banks are fully loaned out. The question asks, what is the "initial" change before the money contraction, which would be $500. This question caused a tremendous amount of replies on the Lystserve after the AP exam. I hope I have answered your question.
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This is how the College Board explained it: the reserve ratio is 10% which means the simple money multiplier is 10 (1/.10). Therefore, a $500 withdrawal would contract the money supply by ten times the amount of the withdrawal or $5000. This assumes that the banks are fully loaned out. The question asks, what is the "initial" change before the money contraction, which would be $500. This question caused a tremendous amount of replies on the Lystserve after the AP exam. I hope I have answered your question.
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