Suppose the banks in the Federal Reserve System have $100 million in transactions accounts and the reserve requirement is 0.10. Ceteris paribus, if the reserve requirement is decreased to 0.07, then excess reserves will increase by:
A. $3 million.
B. $7 million.
C. $10 million.
D. $700 billion.
A. $3 million.
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