Which of the following will cause the U.S. money supply to expand?

a. a commercial bank uses excess reserves to extend a loan to a customer
b. a commercial bank purchases U.S. securities from the Fed as an investment
c. an increase in reserve requirements
d. an increase in the discount rate


A

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