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If the Federal Reserve Bank sells $130 million worth of securities to a commercial bank, then the reserves in the econom...

If the Federal Reserve Bank sells $130 million worth of securities to a commercial bank, then the reserves in the economy ____ by $130 million and the monetary base ____ by $130 million.  

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decrease; decreases

decrease; increases

increase; decreases

increase; increases

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decrease; decreases

the sell sends securities in the market and takes out the money from it so the reserves and monetary base decrease by the same amount and that is the sell amount $130 million.

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