If the Fed Carries Out an Open Market Operation and Sells

question 74

Multiple Choice

If the Fed carries out an open market operation and sells U.S.government securities, the federal funds rate ________ and the quantity of reserves ________.

• A) falls; increases
• B) rises; increases
• C) rises; does not change
• D) falls; decreases
• E) rises; decreases

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