If the Demand for Money Increases and the Fed Wants

question 197

Multiple Choice

If the demand for money increases and the Fed wants interest rates to remain unchanged, which of the following would be appropriate policy?

• A) recall Federal Reserve Notes from circulation
• B) raise the legal reserve requirement
• C) buy bonds in the open market
• D) raise the discount rate

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