If the Fed wanted to increase the money supply, they could:

A. increase the reserve requirement, reducing the reserve ratio.
B. decrease the reserve requirement, reducing the reserve ratio.
C. increase the reserve requirement, increasing the reserve ratio.
D. decrease the reserve requirement, increasing the reserve ratio.


B. decrease the reserve requirement, reducing the reserve ratio.

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