Extra Credit 8
10) A $5 million deposit outflow from a bank has the immediate effect of A) reducing deposits and reserves by $5 million. B) reducing deposits and loans by $5 million. C) reducing deposits and securities by $5 million. D) reducing deposits and capital by $5 million.
a
6) When a new depositor opens a checking account at the First National Bank, the bank's assets ________ and its liabilities ________. A) increase; increase B) increase; decrease C) decrease; increase D) decrease; decrease
a
9) With a 10% reserve requirement ratio, a $100 deposit into New Bank means that the maximum amount New Bank could lend is A) $90. B) $100. C) $10. D) $110.
a
2) Which of the following are reported as liabilities on a bank's balance sheet? A) Reserves B) Checkable deposits C) Loans D) Deposits with other banks
b
3) The fraction of checkable deposits that banks are required by regulation to hold are A) excess reserves. B) required reserves. C) vault cash. D) total reserves.
b
4) Which of the following are reported as assets on a bank's balance sheet? A) Borrowings B) Reserves C) Savings deposits D) Bank capital
b
8) When $1 million is deposited at a bank, the required reserve ratio is 20 percent, and the bank chooses not to hold any excess reserves but makes loans instead, then, in the bank's final balance sheet, A) the assets at the bank increase by $800,000. B) the liabilities of the bank increase by $1,000,000. C) the liabilities of the bank increase by $800,000. D) reserves increase by $160,000.
b
1) Which of the following statements are true? A) A bank's assets are its sources of funds. B) A bank's liabilities are its uses of funds. C) A bank's balance sheet shows that total assets equal total liabilities plus equity capital. D) A bank's balance sheet indicates whether or not the bank is profitable.
c
11) If, after a deposit outflow, a bank needs an additional $3 million to meet its reserve requirements, the bank can A) reduce deposits by $3 million. B) increase loans by $3 million. C) sell $3 million of securities. D) repay its discount loans from the Fed.
c
5) The most important category of assets on a bank's balance sheet is A) discount loans. B) securities. C) loans. D) cash items in the process of collection
c
7) When Jane Brown writes a $100 check to her nephew (who lives in another state), Ms. Brown's bank ________ assets of $100 and ________ liabilities of $100. A) gains; gains B) gains; loses C) loses; gains D) loses; loses
d
