If the Federal Open Market Committee engages in an open market purchase, it will shift the money supply curve to the right.
When the Federal Open Market Committee engages in an open market purchase, it is conducting an expansionary monetary policy. The aim of expansionary policies is to increase the money supply in the economy.
When an expansionary monetary policy is conducted, there would be an increase in the supply of money in the economy. This would lead to a rightward shift of the money supply curve.
