When the Federal Reserve sells a government security to a bond dealer, which transmits payment from a transactions deposit account at a bank

A) the cash of the Federal Reserve will decrease.
B) the net worth of the commercial bank will decrease.
C) the loans of the commercial bank will increase.
D) the money supply will decrease.


Answer: D) the money supply will decrease.

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