If the Fed buys $1 million in government securities from Bank A, then the immediate effect of this transaction is an increase in:

A. Money supply M1

B. Bank A's excess reserves

C. Bank A's liabilities

D. Bank A's required reserves


B. Bank A's excess reserves

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a. -$300 b. $1,800 c. $1,200 d. -$400

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A. Tells how personal income is divided up among households or income classes. B. Reflects the distribution of financial assets. C. Focuses on the distribution of income to different factors of production. D. Is the same thing as the functional distribution of income.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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