Suppose that the Fed undertakes an open market purchase of $1 million worth of securities from a bank. If the required reserve ratio is 9%, what is the resulting change in checkable deposits (or the money supply), assuming that there are no cash leakages and that banks hold zero excess reserves?
A) $11.11 million
B) $9 million
C) $1.09 million
D) $90 million
A
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A. D; C B. B; C C. B; A D. D; B
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A. the granting of a loan to a company located in a foreign country. B. a direct monetary grant to a foreign company or government. C. the acquisition of less than 10 percent of the shares of ownership in a company in another nation. D. the acquisition of more than 10 percent of the shares of ownership in a company in another nation.