If the Fed purchases $100,000 in government bonds from a bank, then the

A) liabilities of the bank rise by $100,000.
B) reserves of the bank fall by $100,000.
C) assets of the bank rise by $100,000.
D) reserves of the bank rise by $100,000.


Ans: D) reserves of the bank rise by $100,000.

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