If the Public Decides to Hold Less Currency and More

question 177

Multiple Choice

If the public decides to hold less currency and more deposits in banks, bank reserves

• A) decrease and the money supply eventually decreases.
• B) decrease but the money supply does not change.
• C) increase and the money supply eventually increases.
• D) increase but the money supply does not change.

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