The Bank of Canada uses anoperating band of 50 basis pointsto manage the overnight rate. The top of the band is theBank Rate, and the bottom is the rate the Bank pays on settlement balances. The overnight rate typically operates within this band.

A. 25 basis points: This is too narrow to accommodate monetary operations.

B. 75 basis points: This is wider than the standard operating band.

D. 100 basis points: This is incorrect; the operating band is 50 basis points.