An Increase in Interest Rates

question 38

Multiple Choice

An increase in interest rates

• A)decreases the M2 money multiplier.
• B)decreases the ratio of excess reserves to transaction accounts held by banks
• C)increases the money supply for a given amount of monetary base.
• D)increases the ratio of excess reserves to transaction accounts held by banks

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