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a. The real risk-free interest rate remains the same and net nonreserve-related borrowing/lending balance becomes more positive (or less negative).
b. The real risk-free interest rate falls and net nonreserve-related borrowing/lending balance becomes more negative (or less positive).
c. The real risk-free interest rate rises and net nonreserve-related borrowing/lending balance becomes more negative (or less positive).
d. The real risk-free interest rate and net nonreserve-related borrowing/lending balance remain the same.
e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
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