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As the reserve requirement is 5 percent, so when the bank has received a deposit of $10, it needs to hold ($10 * 0.05) = $0.50 as reserve.
Now, we as we knew that, bank desires to hold no excess reserve, that means, the bank can lend out the amount after deducting the amount required to reserve.
So, here, the bank can lend out ($10 - $0.50) = $9.50.
So, the correct option is
C. will be able to make new loans upto a maximum of $9.50.