Reserves are defined as

a. the total cash in bank vaults
b. money deposited in Federal Reserve accounts
c. the sum of vault cash and deposits at Federal Reserve banks
d. the total amount of money a bank must hold
e. ten percent of demand deposit liabilities


C

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