The Amount of Assets That a Bank Must Hold at All

question 92

Multiple Choice

The amount of assets that a bank must hold at all times is determined by the:

• A) banks' actual reserves.
• B) required reserve ratio.
• C) actual reserve requirement.
• D) fractional reserve requirement.
• E) excess reserve requirement.

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