The people in an economy have $10 million in money. There is only one bank that all the people deposit their money in and it holds 20% of the deposits as reserves. What is the money multiplier in this economy?

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The people in an economy have $10 million in money. There is only one bank that all the people deposit their money in and it holds 20% of the deposits as reserves. What is the money multiplier in this economy?

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