Assuming that the Federal Reserve Banks sell $40 million in government securities to commercial banks and the reserve ratio is 20 percent, then the effect will be to reduce:

A. Excess reserves by $8 million

B. Excess reserves by $200 million

C. The money supply by potentially $200 million

D. The money supply by potentially $400 million


C. The money supply by potentially $200 million

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