Question

The reserve ratio is 20 percent. The Fed buys $1 million in government securities from a bond dealer by transmitting the funds to the dealerʹs deposit account at Bank A. Bank A loans the maximum amount possible to a construction company, which buys materials from a lumber yard. The lumberyard deposits the construction companyʹs check in Bank B. What is the maximum loan Bank A can now make and the maximum loan Bank B can now make?

A) Bank A: 0; Bank B: $640,000

B) Bank A: 0; Bank B: $800,000

C) Bank A: $800,000; Bank B: $640,000

D) Bank A: $800,000; Bank B: 0

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