If the Fed Raises the Discount Rate, What Happens to Reserves

question 83

Multiple Choice

If the Fed raises the discount rate, what happens to reserves and the money supply?

• A) Reserves increase and the money supply decreases.
• B) Both increase.
• C) Reserves decrease and the money supply increases.
• D) Both decrease.

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