Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Oligopoly

Oligopoly — practice question

Within a country, commercial banks are keeping $50 million in cash and have generated $600 million in deposits. The central bank increases the cash deposit ratio to 10%. What would be the result?

  • ACommercial banks will decrease deposits to $500 million.
  • BCommercial banks will deposit $5 million in the central bank.
  • CCommercial banks will deposit $10 million in the central bank.
  • DCommercial banks will increase money in circulation by $5 million.

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