When the Fed Decreases the Interest Rate Paid on Reserves

question 32

Multiple Choice

When the Fed decreases the interest rate paid on reserves, it:

• A) increases the reserve-deposit ratio (rr).
• B) decreases the reserve-deposit ratio (rr).
• C) increases the monetary base (B).
• D) decreases the monetary base (B).

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