The primary purpose of the legal reserve requirement is to:

A. prevent banks from hoarding too much vault cash.
B. provide a means by which the monetary authorities can influence the lending ability of
commercial banks.
C. prevent commercial banks from earning excess profits.
D. provide a dependable source of interest income for commercial banks.


B. provide a means by which the monetary authorities can influence the lending ability of
commercial banks.

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