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Assume That the Desired Reserve Ratio for the Chartered Banks

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Assume that the desired reserve ratio for the chartered banks is 25 percent.If Bank of Canada buys $3 billion in government securities from chartered banks we can say that, as a result of this transaction, the lending ability of the chartered banking system will:


A) decrease by $9 billion.
B) increase by $9 billion.
C) increase by $15 billion.
D) increase by $12 billion.

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