Under Which of the Following Circumstances Would the Federal Reserve

Multiple Choice

Under which of the following circumstances would the Federal Reserve System want to decrease the money supply by increasing the discount rate?

A) The economy is experiencing severe inflation, and market activity is very low. Yet the financial institutions have a great deal of M-1 resources at their disposal that they are not investing.
B) The economy is experiencing severe inflation, and most financial institutions have low M-1 resources at their disposal. Yet there is a great deal of market activity.
C) The economy is experiencing severe deflation, and market activity is very low. Yet the financial institutions have a great deal of M-1 resources at their disposal that they are not investing.
D) The economy is experiencing severe deflation, and most financial institutions have low M-1 resources at their disposal. Yet there is a great deal of market activity.
E) The economy is experiencing wild fluctuations, and most financial institutions have low M-1 resources at their disposal.