Table 29-1 Effects of an Open-Market Transaction on the Balance Sheets of Sheets

question 151

Multiple Choice

Table 29-1
Effects of an open-market transaction on the balance sheets of banks and the fed (in millions of dollars) ​
-In Table 29-1, if the required reserve ratio is 10 percent, what will happen to the money supply? Use the oversimplified money multiplier in your calculations.

• A)The money supply will decrease by $100 million.
• B)The money supply will decrease by $10 million.
• C)The money supply will not change.
• D)The money supply will increase by $10 million.
• E)The money supply will increase by $100 million.

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