problem set 2-2
Econ 3003
Money and BankingMoney and Banking
Summer 2016
PROBLEM SET 2.2
Dr. Fusaro
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1. The following balance sheet is for 16th State Bank of Oakton. (All values in millions)
Assets Liabilities
Required Reserves 20 year Treasury bonds Mortgages (30‐year) Federal Funds Variable Rate Loans
$11 $9 $57 $3 $20
Checking Accounts Savings Accounts 5 year CDs NOW Accounts
$45 $15 $25 $10
a. Suppose a customer deposits $7 million at 16th bank. Show how the balance sheet will be altered.
b. Using the original balance sheet, suppose that the bank earns $4 million dollars in profits which it retains and uses to make more mortgage loans. Show the new balance sheet.
c. Using the original balance sheet, suppose that, worried about government budget deficits, 16th bank decides to get out of Treasury bonds. They sell off their portfolio of bonds at a loss of $2 million. Show the new balance sheet.
d. Using the original balance sheet suppose that bank regulators instruct the bank to increase its equity capital by $0.5 million. How can it do this? Show the new balance sheet.
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2. Consider the following balance sheet (All figures are in millions)
Assets Liabilities
Vault Cash Deposits at the Fed 3 month Treasury bills 10 year Treasury bonds Mortgages (30‐year) Auto Loans (9 months)
$ 5 $ 15 $ 45 $ 55 $100 $ 80
NOW accounts Checking Savings 3 month CDs 5 year CDs Federal Funds
$ 45 $ 75 $100 $ 25 $ 20 $ 15
Equity $ 20
They charge the following interest rates: They pay the following interest rates: Short term Treasury Bills 3% NOW accounts 1% Long term Treasury Bonds 5% Savings accounts 2% Mortgages 6% Short term CDs 3% Auto Loans 7% Long term CDs 3.5%
Federal funds 0.5% Naturally checking account, deposits at the fed and cash are not interest bearing. Fixed expenses are $5 and required reserves are 5%
a) Suppose that interest rates rise by 3%. What will happen to the bank’s profits? Show your work (Hint: consider anything with more than 1 year to maturity as fixed‐ rate)
b) What would have to happen for the bank to go bankrupt? How could they reduce their risk of bankruptcy?
c) How much would depositors have to withdraw before the bank has less than its required reserves and must sell off some securities? Show your work.
d) What is this bank’s Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE)?