In a fractional-reserve banking system with no excess reserves and no currency holdings, if the central bank buys $100 million worth of bonds,
a. reserves and the money supply increase by less than $100 million.
b. reserves increase by $100 million and the money supply increases by $100 million.
c. reserves increase by $100 million and the money supply increases by more than $100 million.
d. both reserves and the money supply increase by more than $100 million.
c
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