Question

Question 6 of 10

The practice of fractional reserve banking means that:
O A. banks are required by law to operate as nonprofit organizations.
O B. banks are not allowed to use deposited funds to make loans.
O C. banks can change the interest rates on loans at any time.
O D. banks only keep a portion of their deposits as cash reserves.

Answer 1

D. banks only keep a portion of their deposits as cash reserves.

Step-by-step explanation:

A fractional reserve system needs a commercial bank to maintains the customer deposit percentage at the time of custody. This means that at any time the deposit fraction should have the cash backing i.e. physical also the fraction should be maintained

So according to the given situation, the last option is correct as the bank keep a portion of the deposits in cash reserves