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Suppose a Bank Uses $200 of Its $500 Excess Reserves

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Suppose a bank uses $200 of its $500 excess reserves to make a new loan when the reserve ratio is 20 percent. How does this action by itself initially change the money supply?


A) The money supply increases by $40.
B) The money supply decreases by $40.
C) The money supply increases by $200.
D) The money supply decreases by $200.

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