If the Federal Reserve buys $1,000 in bonds and the reserve requirement ratio is 0.5, what eventually

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If the Federal Reserve buys $1,000 in bonds and the reserve requirement ratio is 0.5, what eventually happens to the money supply?

a. The money supply decreases by $2,000.

b. The money supply increases by $500. 

c. The money supply increases by $2,000.

d. The money supply increases by $500.

e. The money supply increases by $1,000.

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