If the Fed lowers the discount rate at the same time it conducts an open market sale, it follows that

A) the money supply will fall.
B) the money supply will rise.
C) the money supply will remain unchanged.
D) cash leakages will rise.
E) There is not enough information to answer this question.


E

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