Suppose that the reserve ratio is 5 percent. A bank's customer deposits into her account $100,000 in funds from a check written on an account at another bank. The maximum potential increase in the money supply resulting from this transaction is equal to

A. $20,000,000.
B. $100,000.
C. $0.
D. $5,000.

Answer: C

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