To stabilize the banking system and control the supply of money, the Federal Reserve requires all banks to maintain a reserve
a. in currency in the amount of half of all bank loans.
b. incash supply in each bank location.
c. in currency or in deposits with a Federal Reserve bank.
d. by buying bonds from the government.
Ans: c. in currency or in deposits with a Federal Reserve bank.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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c. expansion of efforts to make the bureaucracy more efficient
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