Answer: 10%
Explanation:
Amount deposited = 5000
Amount which can be Lent out = 2500
The reserve requirement may be explained as a certain percentage of a commercial bank's deposit that must be held in reserve, this is usually a directive placed on the commercial banks by the central bank of the nation.
The reserve requirement is calculated by finding the proportion of the difference between the amount deposited and the maximum amount that can be Lent out to the total deposited amount.
Mathematically,
Reserve requirement =[ (deposit amount - amount that can be Lent out) / deposit amount] × 100
Reserve requirement : ([(5000- 4500) / 5000] × 100)%
= (500 / 5000) × 100
= 0.1 × 100 = 10%
