The Bank of Canada sets the reserve requirement, which banks must meet through deposits at the Bank of Canada and cash held at the bank. What do these requirements achieve? Check all that apply. They help to facilitate transfers of funds between banks when a customer from one bank writes a cheque to a customer of another. They help to control the money supply. They help to prevent bank runs by reassuring the public that banks will not make too many loans and run out of cash. They mean that a bank must have one dollar of deposits for every dollar it lends.

The Bank of Canada sets the reserve requirement, which banks must meet through deposits at the Bank of Canada and cash held at the bank. What do these requirements achieve? Check all that apply. They help to facilitate transfers of funds between banks when a customer from one bank writes a cheque to a customer of another. They help to control the money supply. They help to prevent bank runs by reassuring the public that banks will not make too many loans and run out of cash. They mean that a bank must have one dollar of deposits for every dollar it lends.

Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition

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Chapter14: Money And Banking

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Problem 1AA

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