If Banks Choose to Hold Excess Reserves

question 76

Multiple Choice

If banks choose to hold excess reserves

• A)Lending decreases, and the money supply decreases.
• B)Lending increases, and the money supply increases.
• C)Lending decreases, and the money supply increases.
• D)None of these.

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