If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent, currency in circulation is $1,200 billion, checkable deposits are $1,600 billion, and excess reserves total $2,500 billion, then the excess reserves-checkable deposit ratio is

A) 1.56.
B) 0.48.
C) 0.72.
D) 0.56.


A

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