A System That Requires Banks to Keep 100 Percent Reserves

question 166

Multiple Choice

A system that requires banks to keep 100 percent reserves

• A)would reduce the Fed's ability to control the money supply.
• B)would undermine the effectiveness of reserve requirement changes.
• C)would increase the Fed's ability to control the money supply.
• D)could be implemented with little change in bank policy.

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