A Decrease in the Excess Reserves Banks Want to Hold

question 108

Multiple Choice

A decrease in the excess reserves banks want to hold, together with people depositing currency into their demand deposit accounts, would:

• A)​increase the money supply.
• B)​decrease the money supply.
• C)​leave the money supply unchanged.
• D)​have an indeterminate effect on the money supply.

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Risk-Free Rate

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