If You Deposit $100 of Currency into a Demand Deposit

question 119

Multiple Choice

If you deposit $100 of currency into a demand deposit at a bank, this action by itself

• A) does not change the money supply.
• B) increases the money supply.
• C) decreases the money supply.
• D) has an indeterminate effect on the money supply.

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