The central bank sets a reserve requirement of 27%. A commercial bank receives a deposit of R94865. Calculate the potential increase in the money supply

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To calculate the potential increase in the money supply based on a reserve requirement, we can use the money multiplier formula. The money multiplier (MM) is given by the formula:

\[ \text{Money Multiplier (MM)} = \frac{1}{\text{Reserve Requirement}} \]

In this case, the reserve requirement is 27%, or 0.27 in decimal form. Therefore, the money multiplier can be calculated as follows:

\[ MM = \frac{1}{0.27} \approx 3.70 \]

Next, we multiply the initial deposit by the money multiplier to find the potential increase in the money supply:

\[ \text{Potential Increase in Money Supply} = \text{Deposit} \times \text{Money Multiplier} \]

Substituting the values:

\[ \text{Potential Increase in Money Supply} = R94865 \times 3.70 \approx R350,000.50 \]

Thus, the potential increase in the money supply, assuming that all the new deposits are loaned out, is approximately R350,000.50.