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Question
The ________ the desired reserve ratio, the ________ the ________ in the quantity of money created from an initial increase of $100,000 in the monetary base.A) larger; larger; decrease
B) larger; larger; increase
C) larger; smaller; decrease
D) smaller; larger; decrease
E) smaller; larger; increase
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