The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System can increase commercial bank reserves by:

a. Increasing the reserve ratio

b. Buying government securities in the open market

c. Decreasing the prime interest rate

d. Increasing the discount rate

b. Buying government securities in the open market

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What will be an ideal response?

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