Assume a simplified banking system in which all banks are subject to a uniform reserve requirement of 20 percent and checkable deposits are the only from of money. A bank that received a new checkable deposit of $10,000 would be able to extend new loans up to a maximum of:

a. $2,000 b. $8,000.
c. $9,000 d. $10,000.

b

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The unregulated, single-price monopolist illustrated in the figure above makes an economic profit of

A) zero. B) $8.00 per day. C) $10.00 per day. D) $40.00 per day.

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