The desired reserve ratio is 10 percent but banks have decided they want to keep 20 percent of deposits as reserves.There are no currency drains.If the Bank of Canada buys $1 million of government securities,the money supply will
A) not change because of the excess reserves banks keep on hand.
B) increase by $1 million.
C) increase by $5 million.
D) increase by $10 million.
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