To Prevent Banks from Using Excess Reserves to Make Loans

question 2

Multiple Choice

To prevent banks from using excess reserves to make loans that would increase the money supply, the Federal Reserve could conduct open-market ______ and _____ the interest rate paid on bank reserves.

• A) purchases; raise
• B) purchases; lower
• C) sales; raise
• D) sales; lower

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