Based on the information in the table, what quantity of reserves would the Federal Reserve have had to inject into the economy in 1932 to prevent the money supply from falling, given that the public increased the amount of currency it held and that banks increased the reserve-deposit ratio?   Currency held by public(in billions)Reserve-deposit ratioBank reserves (in billions)Money supply (in billions)December 1931$4.590.095$3.11$37.3December 1932$4.820.109$3.18$34.0

A. $0.30 billion
B. $0.66 billion
C. $3.54 billion
D. $0.89 billion

Answer: B

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