Decreasing the Reserve Requirement Ratio Is

question 198

Multiple Choice

Decreasing the reserve requirement ratio is

• A) a contractionary policy because it lowers the amount of total reserves in the banking system.
• B) a contractionary policy because it lowers the amount of excess reserves in the banking system.
• C) an expansionary policy because it raises the amount of excess reserves in the banking system.
• D) an expansionary policy because it raises the amount of required reserves in the banking system.

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