When a bank holds far more than its required reserves, the extra is called:
AExcise reserves
BExchange reserves
CExempt reserves
DExcess reserves
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Excess reserves
1. A minimum must be held by rule.
2. Anything above that is spare.
3. That spare is excess reserves.
_Source: OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics 3e, Chapter 14, Money and Banking._
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