If a bank has actual reserves of $40,000 and a 20 percent reserve requirement, then the maximum amount of checkable deposits the bank can have if excess reserves are zero is:

A. $200,000.
B. $80,000.
C. $300,000.
D. $20,000.

Answer: A

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