When the Fed raises the discount rate, it

a. lowers the cost of borrowing from the Fed, allowing banks to make more loans
b. raises the cost of borrowing from the Fed, disallowing banks from making the same quantity of loans
c. increases the amount of excess reserves that banks hold, allowing them to make more loans
d. increases the amount of excess reserves that banks hold, disallowing them from making the same quantity of loans
e. decreases the amount of excess reserves that banks hold, disallowing them from making the same quantity of loans


B

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