Question 1.
A bank has the following assets: Reserves of $15 million; Loans of
$150 million; and Securities of $50 million. Their liabilities
include Deposits of $150 million; Borrowed funds of $35 million and
Bank Capital of $30 million. If the required reserve rate is 10
percent, answer the following: What is the amount of excess
reserves the bank is currently holding? In order to fulfill the
required reserves, what are the options available to the bank if
customers decide to withdraw $10 million in deposits? (Show all
your calculations and fully explain)
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