To Increase the Money Supply Using the Reserve Requirements, What

question 126

Multiple Choice

To increase the money supply using the reserve requirements, what would the Fed typically do?

• A) increase the reserve requirement for banks
• B) reduce the reserve requirement for banks
• C) make each bank set its own reserve levels
• D) let each bank get more currency from the Treasury

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