Suppose the banks in the Federal Reserve System have $400 million in transactions accounts and the reserve requirement is 0.10. Ceteris paribus, if the reserve requirement is decreased to 0.05, then excess reserves will increase by:

a. $20 million
b. $1 million
c. $2 billion
d. $40 million

Ans: a. $20 million

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