1. Below is the balance sheet for Tribank. The required reserve ratio is 9.00%.
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1. Below is the balance sheet for Tribank. The required reserve ratio is 9.00%. Deposits fall by $9. Is the bank deficient or have excess reserves and by how much?
A. Deficient by -$14.28 B. Deficient by -$1.47 C. Excess of $7.53 D. Excess of $9.00
2. Suppose there is a deposit outflow of $11. The reserve requirement is 10.00%. To meet the shortfall the bank sells loans for $0.76 cents on the dollar. How many loans are required to sell?
A. $6.45 B. $4.90 C. $7.89 D. $5.26
asset liabilities reserves 15 deposits 92 loans 50 capital 18 treasury securities 45Explanation / Answer
1. Required reserve can be calculated with the help of following formula
Required Reserves = m * Deposits
Where the required reserve ratio is m = 9%
New Deposit = $92 -$9 = $83
Required Reserves = 9% * $83
= 0.09 * $83 = $7.47
The bank has reserves of $15.
But the bank reserve will also reduce by $9 to balance the asset and liabilities on the balance sheet.
Therefore, new reserve = $15 -$9 = $6
Therefore short fall in reserves = Reserves - Required Reserves
Excess Reserves = $6 - $7.47 = -$1.47
The bank has deficient in reserve of $7.53
Therefore correct answer is option C. deficient by - $1.47
2. There is a deposit outflow of $11 and this outflow will reduce asset (reserve) and liability (deposits) both by $11
In that case new deposit = $100 - $11 = $89
And new reserve = $15 -11 =$4
But we know that reserve requirement is 10% of deposits
Therefore new reserve requirement = $ 89 *10% = $8.9
Therefore shortfall is reserve = $8.9 - $4 = $4.9
Now to meet this shortfall the bank sells loans for $0.76 cents on the dollar
The loans are required to sell = shortfall is reserve / $0.76
= $4.9 /$0.76
= $6.45
Therefore the loans are required to sell is $6.45.
Therefore correct answer is option A. $6.45
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