12. The fact that financial intermediaries employ experts to carry out particular activities and so lower transactions costs is usually associated with the following economic concept: a. the law of demand b. economies of scale c. comparative advantage d. information costs 13. Assume that the desired reserve rate is ten percent, banks want to hold excess reserves in an amount that equals three percent of deposits, and the public withdraws ten percent of every deposit in cash. An open market purchase of $1 million by the Fed will see banking system deposits increase by: A) more than $1 million but less than $10 million. B) exactly $1 million. C) less than $1 million. D) more than $10 million but less than $20 million. 14. An open market sale of securities by the central bank to banks will: a. increase the banks' revenue even if the bank does nothing with the reserves. B. induce the banks to make more loans since their revenue will decrease if they do nothing. C. increase the amount of deposits in the banking system. D. increase the banks' willingness and ability to make loans.
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