Question

The discount rate is a. the rate at which the Fed lends to banks. b. the rate at which public banks lend to other public banks. c. the percentage difference between the face value of a Treasury bond and what the Fed pays for it. d. the percentage of deposits banks hold as excess reserves.

Answer 1

a. the rate at which the Fed lends to banks

Step-by-step explanation:

The discount rate is the interest rate that are applied for measuring the present value of future cash flows

It is the rate where the federal reserve would lends to the financial insituation or bank

So as per the given options, the option a is correct

And, the other options should be considerd as wrong or incorrect