A commercial bank buys a $50,000 government security from a securities dealer. The bank pays the dealer by increasing the dealer's checkable deposit balance by $50,000. The money supply has:

A. Not been affected

B. Decreased by $50,000

C. Increased by $50,000

D. Increased by $50,000 multiplied by the reserve ratio

C. Increased by $50,000

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