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(17907) The banking system currently has $200 billion of reserves, none of which are excess. People hold only deposits and no currency, and the reserve requirement is 4 percent. If the Fed raises the reserve requirement to 10 percent and at the same time buys $50 billion of bonds, then by how much does the money supply change?
A. (i) It rises by $600 billion.
B. (ii) It rises by $125 billion.
C. (iii) It falls by $2,500 billion.
D. None of (i), (ii), and (iii) is correct.
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