Assume Company X deposits $100,000 in cash in commercial Bank A. If no excess reserves exist at the time this deposit is made and the reserve ratio is 20 percent, Bank A can increase the money supply by a maximum of:

A. $50,000.
B. $180,000.
C. $80,000.
D. $500,000.


C. $80,000.

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