A bank borrows $100,000 from the Fed, leaving a $100,000 Treasury bond on deposit with the Fed

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A bank borrows $100,000 from the Fed, leaving a $100,000 Treasury bond on deposit with the Fed to serve as collateral for the loan. The discount rate that applies to the loan is 4 percent, and the Fed is currently mandating a reserve ratio of 10 percent.

How much of the $100,000 borrowed by the bank must it keep as required reserves?

a. $0

b. $4,000

c. $10,000

d. $100,000

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9781264112456

22nd Edition

Authors: Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, Sean Flynn

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