Suppose a bank has $100 million in checking account deposits with no excess reserves and the required reserve ratio is 10 percent. If the Federal Reserve raises the required reserve ratio to 15 percent, then the bank will now have excess reserves of
A) $0.
B) -$5 million.
C) $5 million.
D) $15 million.
Answer: B
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