Suppose that a new bond rating service is established that specializes in rating municipal bonds that had not previously been rated. The likely result would be

A) a shift to the left in the demand curve for municipal bonds.
B) a shift to the left in the supply curve for municipal bonds.
C) an increase in the equilibrium interest rate.
D) a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate.

D

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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

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