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A-LevelEconomicsMoney and BankingOct/Nov 2019Paper 3 Q251 Mark

Commercial banks in a country hold $50 million in cash but have created $600 million deposits. The central bank raises the cash deposit ratio to 10%. What will be the outcome? A Commercial banks will decrease deposits to $500 million. B Commercial banks will deposit $5 million in the central bank. C Commercial banks will deposit $10 million in the central bank. D Commercial banks will increase money in circulation by $5 million.

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Oct/Nov 2019 examination, Paper 3 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Money and Banking and is worth 1 mark.

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