Suppose the Northwestern Bank has excess reserves of $12,000 and checkable deposits of $125,000. If the reserve requirement is 20 percent, what are the bank's actual reserves?

A. $25,000

B. $37,000

C. $44,000

D. $47,000


B. $37,000

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