The Dollar Amount of Reserves a Bank Must Hold Is

question 63

Multiple Choice

The dollar amount of reserves a bank must hold is equal to the required reserve ratio times the bank's

• A) checkable deposits.
• B) total liabilities.
• C) total assets.
• D) sum of the bank's savings and checkable deposits.

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