Use the bank balance sheet at right to answer the following
questions. Assume debt and deposits remain unchanged in each
scenario.
Assets
Liabilities and
Owners' Equity
Reserves
$300
Deposits
$1,200
Loans
$1,500
Debt
$700
Securities
$200
Capital
(Owners' Equity)
$100
a. What is the leverage ratio?
b. If the value of the bank's assets rise by
2%, what is the new owners' equity?
Owners' equity = $
c. Assume that total assets and owners' equity
are as depicted in the...