Banks create money in the economy by:

A. loaning out part of each deposit, which will be redeposited by someone else.
B. charging higher interest on loans than savings.
C. charging higher interest on savings than loans.
D. loaning out all of their deposits to borrowers.


A. loaning out part of each deposit, which will be redeposited by someone else.

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A. More of a good will be supplied, the higher the price, other things constant. B. Quantity supplied of a good is inversely related to the good's price. C. Quantity supplied of a good is directly related to the good's price. D. Less of a good will be supplied, the lower the price, other things constant.

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