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Suppose the Fed Sells $1,000 of Government Securities to Commercial

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Suppose the Fed sells $1,000 of government securities to Commercial Banks.Which pair of the T-accounts below shows this transaction?


A)  Federal Reserve  Commercial Banks  Assets  Liabilities  Assets  Liabilities  Reserves 1,000 Reserves 1,000 Securities 1,000 Securities +1,000\begin{array} { | c c | l c l |} \hline { \text { Federal Reserve } } && { \text { Commercial Banks } } \\\hline \text { Assets } & \text { Liabilities } & \text { Assets } & { \text { Liabilities } } \\\text { Reserves }&-1,000 & \text { Reserves }&-1,000 \\\text { Securities }&-1,000 & \text { Securities }&+1,000 \\\hline\end{array}
B)  Federal Reserve  Commencial Banks  Assets  Liabilities  Assets  Liabilities  Securities +1,000 Commercial Banks’  Reserves 1,000 Securities +1,000 Reserves +1,000\begin{array} { | c c | l c c | } \hline{ \text { Federal Reserve } } &&{ \text { Commencial Banks } } \\\hline \text { Assets } & \text { Liabilities } & \text { Assets } & & \text { Liabilities } \\\hline \text { Securities } + 1,000 & \text { Commercial Banks' } & \text { Reserves } & - 1,000 & \text { Securities } + 1,000 \\& \text { Reserves } + 1,000 & & & \\\hline\end{array}
C)  Federal Reserve  Commercial Banks  Assets  Liabilities  Assets  Liabilities  Securities 1,000 Commercial Banks’  Government  Checkable  Reserves 1,000 Securities +1,000 Deposits +1,000\begin{array} { | c c | l c | } \hline { \text { Federal Reserve } } &&{ \text { Commercial Banks } } \\\hline \text { Assets } & \text { Liabilities } & \text { Assets } & \text { Liabilities } \\\hline \text { Securities } - 1,000 & \text { Commercial Banks' } & \text { Government } & \text { Checkable } \\& \text { Reserves } - 1,000 & \text { Securities } + 1,000 & \text { Deposits } + 1,000 \\\hline\end{array}
D)  Federal Reserve  Commercial Banks  Assets  Liabilities  Assets  Liabilities  Securities 1,000 Commercial Banks’  Reserves 1,000 Reserves 1,000 Securities +1,000\begin{array} { | c c | l c c | } \hline { \text { Federal Reserve } } &&{ \text { Commercial Banks } } \\\hline \text { Assets } & \text { Liabilities } & \text { Assets } & \text { Liabilities } \\\hline \text { Securities } - 1,000 & \text { Commercial Banks' } & \text { Reserves } & - 1,000 & \\ &\text { Reserves } - 1,000 & \text { Securities } &+ 1,000 \\\hline\end{array}

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