In a simplified banking system subject to a 25 percent required reserve ratio, a $1,000 open-market purchase by the Fed would cause the money supply to:

a. increase by $1,000 b. decrease by $1,000.
c. decrease by $4,000 d. increase by $4,000.

d

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