If the Federal Reserve purchases $1 million in government securities in the open market, with a 25 percent required reserve ratio on deposits, the maximum increase in deposits would be

a. $4 million.
b. $10 million.
c. $25 million.
d. -$4 million.
e. none of the above

A

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