Statement I: If a Bank Has Negative Excess Reserves,its Required

question 303

Multiple Choice

Statement I: If a bank has negative excess reserves,its required reserves are greater than its actual reserves.
Statement II: Ideally banks prefer to keep zero excess reserves.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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