Suppose that the federal reserve makes a $10 million discount loan to first national bank (fnb) by increasing fnb’s account at the fed.
a. use a t-account to show the effect of this transaction on fnb’s balance sheet. remember that the funds a bank has on deposit at the fed count as part of its reserves.
b. assume that before receiving the discount loan, fnb has no excess reserves. what is the maximum amount of this $10 million that fnb can lend out?
c. what is the maximum total increase in the money sup- ply that can result from the fed’s discount loan? assume that the required reserve ratio is 10 percent