Suppose that the banking system in Ghana has a required reserve ratio of 10 percent while the banking system in the Ivory Coast has a required reserve ratio of 20 percent. In which country would $100 of initial excess reserves be able to cause a larger total amount of money creation?       For the two countries, if an amount of $2000 each are deposited at two separate  banks in both countries and decides to give $600 as loans, what is the maximum amount of money that can be created in both countries with that deposit .

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Suppose that the banking system in Ghana has a required reserve ratio of 10 percent while the banking system in the Ivory Coast has a required reserve ratio of 20 percent.

  1. In which country would $100 of initial excess reserves be able to cause a larger total amount of money creation?      
  2. For the two countries, if an amount of $2000 each are deposited at two separate  banks in both countries and decides to give $600 as loans, what is the maximum amount of money that can be created in both countries with that deposit .     
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