Answer the question based on the following consolidated balance sheet for the commercial banking system. Assume the required reserve ratio is 12 percent. All figures are in billions of dollars:

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Refer to the above data. If commercial bankers decide to hold additional excess reserves equal to 7 percent of any newly acquired deposits, then the relevant monetary multiplier for this banking system will be:

A. 8.33

B. 6.66

C. 5.26

D. 4.76

ANSWER

C. 5.26