In an Unregulated Environment, the Commercial Banking System Would Tend

question 197

Multiple Choice

In an unregulated environment, the commercial banking system would tend to vary the supply of money in a way that

• A) increased the money supply to the maximum at all times.
• B) decreased the money supply to the minimum at all times.
• C) emphasized the use of currency over demand deposits.
• D) reinforced cyclical variations in the economy.

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