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(a) Imperial Bank has deposits of $150 million and securities of $110m; the bank also makes loans to its customers. Construct the balance sheet of the bank if the bank is regulated and required to retain 10% of its deposits as reserves
(b) What is the numerical value of the bank capital of Imperial Bank?
(c) Suppose the bank makes bad loans to the tune of $5m, show and explain how the balance sheet will be altered.
(a) Balance Sheet of Bank
It list the assets and Liabilities of a bank. Assets are the one which bank owns such as loans, securities etc. and Liability are item owed by bank to someone else like the deposits.
With the given data Balance Sheet of Imperial Bank is shown below
Assets | Liability |
Loans Securities $110 million Reserves $15million |
Deposits $150 million |
Total asset $125million | Total Liability $ 150 million |
( b) Bank capital is = Total assets - Total Liability
Here it is: numerical value of the bank capital of Imperial Bank =$125 million - $150 million = -$25 million
Negative value indicate that short term debt exceeds short term assets.
(c) Bad loans are a Liability, and it can only add to the Liability
Corresponding Balance Sheet of Bank
Assets | Liability |
Loans Securities $110 million Reserves $15million |
Deposits $150 million Bad loan $5 million |
Total asset $125million | Total Liability $155 million |
numerical value of the bank capital of Imperial Bank =$125 million - $155 million = -$30 million