If the required reserve ratio is 15 percent, there is no currency drain, and banks loan all of their excess reserves, an increase in the monetary base of $20,000 leads to a total increase in the quantity of money of

A) $200,000. B) $133,333. C) $3,000. D) $20,000. E) $300,000.


B

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