Multiple Choice
If the reserve ratio is 10 percent, banks do not hold excess reserves, people hold only deposits and no currency, then when the Fed sells $10 million worth of bonds to the public, bank reserves
A) increase by $1 million and the money supply eventually increases by $10 million.
B) increase by $10 million and the money supply eventually increases by $100 million.
C) decrease by $1 million and the money supply eventually increases by $10 million.
D) decrease by $10 million and the money supply eventually decreases by $100 million.
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