Deck 9: Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions

Question 1

Bank ________ is/are listed on the liability side of the bank's balance sheet.

A)reserves
B)capital
C)securities
D)cash items

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Bank reserves include

A)deposits at the Fed and short-term treasury securities.
B)vault cash and short-term Treasury securities.
C)vault cash and deposits at the Fed.
D)deposits at other banks and deposits at the Fed.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)A bank's assets are its uses of funds.
B)A bank issues liabilities to acquire funds.
C)The bank's assets provide the bank with income.
D)Bank capital is recorded as an asset on the bank balance sheet.

Question 5

Because checking accounts are ________ liquid for the depositor than savings accounts,they earn ________ interest rates.

A)less;higher
B)less;lower
C)more;higher
D)more;lower

Question 6

Bank loans from the Federal Reserve are called ________ and represent a ________ of funds.

A)discount loans;use
B)discount loans;source
C)fed funds;use
D)fed funds;source

Question 7

Bank capital is equal to ________ minus ________.

A)total assets;total liabilities
B)total liabilities;total assets
C)total assets;total reserves
D)total liabilities;total borrowings

Question 8

All of the following are nontransaction deposits EXCEPT

A)savings accounts.
B)small-denomination time deposits.
C)checkable deposits.
D)certificates of deposit.

Question 9

Which of the following are reported as liabilities on a bank's balance sheet?

A)reserves
B)checkable deposits
C)consumer loans
D)deposits with other banks

Question 10

The share of checkable deposits in total bank liabilities has

A)expanded moderately over time.
B)expanded dramatically over time.
C)shrunk over time.
D)remained virtually unchanged since 1960.

Question 11

Which of the following are reported as liabilities on a bank's balance sheet?

A)discount loans
B)reserves
C)U.S.Treasury securities
D)real estate loans

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a source of borrowings for a bank?

A)federal funds
B)Eurodollars
C)transaction deposits
D)discount loans

Question 13

Because ________ are less liquid for the depositor than ________,they earn higher interest rates.

A)savings accounts;time deposits
B)money market deposit accounts;time deposits
C)money market deposit accounts;savings accounts
D)time deposits;savings accounts

Question 14

Which of the following are transaction deposits?

A)savings accounts
B)small-denomination time deposits
C)checkable deposits
D)certificates of deposit

Question 15

Large-denomination CDs are ________,so that like a bond they can be resold in a ________ market before they mature.

A)nonnegotiable;secondary
B)nonnegotiable;primary
C)negotiable;secondary
D)negotiable;primary

Question 16

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

A)Checkable deposits are payable on demand.
B)Checkable deposits do not include NOW accounts.
C)Checkable deposits are the primary source of bank funds.
D)Checkable deposits are assets for the bank.

Question 17

Because ________ are less liquid for the depositor than ________,they earn higher interest rates.

A)money market deposit accounts;time deposits
B)checkable deposits;savings accounts
C)savings accounts;checkable deposits
D)savings accounts;time deposits

Question 18

In recent years the interest paid on checkable and nontransaction deposits has accounted for around ________ of total bank operating expenses,while the costs involved in servicing accounts have been approximately ________ of operating expenses.

A)45 percent;55 percent
B)55 percent;4 percent
C)25 percent;50 percent
D)50 percent;30 percent

Question 19

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Checkable deposits are usually the lowest cost source of bank funds.
B)Checkable deposits are the primary source of bank funds.
C)Checkable deposits are payable on demand.
D)Checkable deposits include NOW accounts.

Question 20

Banks acquire the funds that they use to purchase income-earning assets from such sources as

A)cash items in the process of collection.
B)savings accounts.
C)reserves.
D)deposits at other banks.

Question 21

Through correspondent banking,large banks provide services to small banks,including

A)loan guarantees.
B)foreign exchange transactions.
C)issuing stock.
D)debt reduction.

Question 22

Secondary reserves include

A)deposits at Federal Reserve Banks.
B)deposits at other large banks.
C)short-term U.S.government securities.
D)state and local government securities.

Question 23

In general,banks make profits by selling ________ liabilities and buying ________ assets.

A)long-term;shorter-term
B)short-term;longer-term
C)illiquid;liquid
D)risky;risk-free

Question 24

Asset transformation can be described as

A)borrowing long and lending short.
B)borrowing short and lending long.
C)borrowing and lending only for the short term.
D)borrowing and lending for the long term.

Question 25

The amount of checkable deposits that banks are required by regulation to hold are the

A)excess reserves.
B)required reserves.
C)vault cash.
D)total reserves.

Question 26

Banks may borrow from or lend to another bank in the Federal Funds market.A loan of excess reserves from one bank to another bank is recorded as a(n)________ for the borrowing bank and a(n)________ for the lending bank.

A)asset;asset
B)asset;liability
C)liability;liability
D)liability;asset

Question 27

Which of the following are NOT reported as assets on a bank's balance sheet?

A)cash items in the process of collection
B)deposits with other banks
C)U.S.Treasury securities
D)checkable deposits

Question 28

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

Question 29

When you deposit a $50 bill in the Security Pacific National Bank

A)its liabilities decrease by $50.
B)its assets increase by $50.
C)its reserves decrease by $50.
D)its cash items in the process of collection increase by $50.

Question 30

Which of the following are reported as assets on a bank's balance sheet?

A)borrowings
B)reserves
C)savings deposits
D)bank capital

Question 31

The largest percentage of banks' holdings of securities consist of

A)Treasury and government agency securities.
B)tax-exempt municipal securities.
C)state and local government securities.
D)corporate securities.

Question 32

Because of their ________ liquidity,________ U.S.government securities are called secondary reserves.

A)low;short-term
B)low;long-term
C)high;short-term
D)high;long-term

Question 33

Which of the following bank assets is the most liquid?

A)consumer loans
B)reserves
C)state and local government securities
D)U.S.government securities

Question 34

Secondary reserves are so called because

A)they can be converted into cash with low transactions costs.
B)they are not easily converted into cash,and are,therefore,of secondary importance to banking firms.
C)50% of these assets count toward meeting required reserves.
D)they rank second to bank vault cash in importance of bank holdings.

Question 35

Banks earn profits by selling ________ with attractive combinations of liquidity,risk,and return,and using the proceeds to buy ________ with a different set of characteristics.

A)loans;deposits
B)securities;deposits
C)liabilities;assets
D)assets;liabilities

Question 36

Which of the following are bank assets?

A)the building owned by the bank
B)a discount loan
C)a negotiable CD
D)a customer's checking account

Question 37

Banks' asset portfolios include state and local government securities because

A)they help to attract business from these government entities.
B)banks consider them helpful in attracting accounts of Federal employees.
C)the Federal Reserve requires member banks to buy securities from state and local governments located within their respective Federal Reserve districts.
D)there is no default-risk with state and local government securities.

Question 38

Bank's make their profits primarily by issuing

A)equity.
B)negotiable CDs.
C)loans.
D)NOW accounts.

Question 39

The most important category of assets on a bank's balance sheet is

A)other assets.
B)securities.
C)loans.
D)cash items in the process of collection.

Question 40

When Jane Brown writes a $100 check to her nephew and he cashes the check,Ms.Brown's bank ________ assets of $100 and ________ liabilities of $100.

A)gains;gains
B)gains;loses
C)loses;gains
D)loses;loses

Question 41

When a $10 check written on the First National Bank of Chicago is deposited in an account at Citibank,then

A)the liabilities of the First National Bank increase by $10.
B)the reserves of the First National Bank increase by $ 10.
C)the liabilities of Citibank increase by $10.
D)the assets of Citibank fall by $10.

Question 42

If a bank has $100,000 of checkable deposits,a required reserve ratio of 20 percent,and it holds $40,000 in reserves,then the maximum deposit outflow it can sustain without altering its balance sheet is

A)$30,000.
B)$25,000.
C)$20,000.
D)$10,000.

Question 43

Using T-accounts show what happens to reserves at Security National Bank if one individual deposits $1000 in cash into her checking account and another individual withdraws $750 in cash from her checking account.

Question 44

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.

Question 45

When you deposit $50 in currency at Old National Bank

A)its assets increase by less than $50 because of reserve requirements.
B)its reserves increase by less than $50 because of reserve requirements.
C)its liabilities increase by $50.
D)its liabilities decrease by $50.

Question 46

If a bank has excess reserves greater than the amount of a deposit outflow,the outflow will result in equal reductions in

A)deposits and reserves.
B)deposits and loans.
C)capital and reserves.
D)capital and loans.

Question 47

Bankers' concerns regarding the optimal mix of excess reserves,secondary reserves,borrowings from the Fed,and borrowings from other banks to deal with deposit outflows is an example of

A)liability management.
B)liquidity management.
C)managing interest rate risk.
D)managing credit risk.

Question 48

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.

Question 49

If a bank has $200,000 of checkable deposits,a required reserve ratio of 20 percent,and it holds $80,000 in reserves,then the maximum deposit outflow it can sustain without altering its balance sheet is

A)$50,000.
B)$40,000.
C)$30,000.
D)$25,000.

Question 50

When a $10 check written on the First National Bank of Chicago is deposited in an account at Citibank,then

A)the liabilities of the First National Bank decrease by $10.
B)the reserves of the First National Bank increase by $10.
C)the liabilities of Citibank decrease by $10.
D)the assets of Citibank decrease by $10.

Question 51

When you deposit $50 in your account at First National Bank and a $100 check you have written on this account is cashed at Chemical Bank,then

A)the assets of First National rise by $50.
B)the assets of Chemical Bank rise by $50.
C)the reserves at First National fall by $50.
D)the liabilities at Chemical Bank rise by $50.

Question 52

When $1 million is deposited at a bank,the required reserve ratio is 20 percent,and the bank chooses not to make any loans but to hold excess reserves instead,then,in the bank's final balance sheet

A)the assets at the bank increase by $1 million.
B)the liabilities of the bank decrease by $1 million.
C)reserves increase by $200,000.
D)liabilities increase by $200,000.

Question 53

Holding all else constant,when a bank receives the funds for a deposited check

A)cash items in the process of collection fall by the amount of the check.
B)bank assets increase by the amount of the check.
C)bank liabilities decrease by the amount of the check.
D)bank reserves increase by the amount of required reserves.

Question 54

Which of the following are primary concerns of the bank manager?

A)maintaining sufficient reserves to minimize the cost to the bank of deposit outflows
B)extending loans to borrowers who will pay low interest rates,but who are poor credit risks
C)acquiring funds at a relatively high cost,so that profitable lending opportunities can be realized
D)maintaining high levels of capital and thus maximizing the returns to the owners

Question 55

A bank with insufficient reserves can increase its reserves by

A)lending federal funds.
B)calling in loans.
C)buying short-term Treasury securities.
D)buying municipal bonds.

Question 56

If a bank has $10 million of checkable deposits,a required reserve ratio of 10 percent,and it holds $2 million in reserves,then it will not have enough reserves to support a deposit outflow of

A)$1.2 million.
B)$1.1 million.
C)$1 million.
D)$900,000.

Question 57

A $100 deposit into my checking account at My Bank increases my checkable deposits by $100,and the bank's ________ by $100.

A)reserves
B)loans
C)capital
D)securities

Question 58

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.

Question 59

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.

Question 60

A deposit outflow results in equal reductions in

A)loans and reserves.
B)assets and liabilities.
C)reserves and capital.
D)assets and capital.

Question 61

Banks hold excess and secondary reserves to

A)reduce the interest-rate risk problem.
B)provide for unexpected deposit outflows.
C)satisfy margin requirements.
D)achieve higher earnings than they can with loans.

Question 62

Banks that suffered significant losses in the 1980s made the mistake of

A)holding too many liquid assets.
B)minimizing default risk.
C)failing to diversify their loan portfolio.
D)holding only safe securities.

Question 63

A bank failure occurs whenever

A)a bank cannot satisfy its obligations to pay its depositors and other creditors.
B)a bank suffers a large deposit outflow.
C)a bank has to call in a large volume of loans.
D)a bank refuses to make new loans.

Question 64

Of the following,which would be the last choice for a bank facing a reserve deficiency?

A)Call in loans.
B)Borrow from the Fed.
C)Sell securities.
D)Borrow from other banks.

Question 65

The goals of bank asset management include

A)maximizing risk.
B)minimizing liquidity.
C)lending at high interest rates regardless of risk.
D)purchasing securities with high returns and low risk.

Question 66

The amount of assets per dollar of equity capital is called the

A)asset ratio.
B)equity ratio.
C)equity multiplier.
D)asset multiplier.

Question 67

As the costs associated with deposit outflows ________,the banks willingness to hold excess reserves will ________.

A)decrease;increase
B)increase;decrease
C)increase;increase
D)decrease;not be affected

Question 68

Net profit after taxes per dollar of assets is a basic measure of bank profitability called

A)return on assets.
B)return on capital.
C)return on equity.
D)return on investment.

Question 69

Banks that actively manage liabilities will most likely meet a reserve shortfall by

A)calling in loans.
B)borrowing federal funds.
C)selling municipal bonds.
D)seeking new deposits.

Question 70

________ may antagonize customers and thus can be a very costly way of acquiring funds to meet an unexpected deposit outflow.

A)Selling securities
B)Selling loans
C)Calling in loans
D)Selling negotiable CDs

Question 71

Modern liability management has resulted in

A)increased sales of negotiable CDs to raise funds.
B)increase importance of deposits as a source of funds.
C)reduced borrowing by banks in the overnight loan market.
D)failure by banks to coordinate management of assets and liabilities.

Question 72

Which of the following has NOT resulted from more active liability management on the part of banks?

A)increased bank holdings of cash items
B)aggressive targeting of goals for asset growth by banks
C)increased use of negotiable CDs to raise funds
D)an increased proportion of bank assets held in loans

Question 73

Which of the following would a bank NOT hold as insurance against the highest cost of deposit outflow-bank failure?

A)excess reserves
B)secondary reserves
C)bank capital
D)mortgages

Question 74

Net profit after taxes per dollar of equity capital is a basic measure of bank profitability called

A)return on assets.
B)return on capital.
C)return on equity.
D)return on investment.

Question 75

Holding large amounts of bank capital helps prevent bank failures because

A)it means that the bank has a higher income.
B)it makes loans easier to sell.
C)it can be used to absorb the losses resulting from bad loans.
D)it makes it easier to call in loans.

Question 76

In general,banks would prefer to acquire funds quickly by ________ rather than ________.

A)reducing loans;selling securities
B)reducing loans;borrowing from the Fed
C)borrowing from the Fed;reducing loans
D)"calling in" loans;selling securities

Question 77

A bank is insolvent when

A)its liabilities exceed its assets.
B)its assets exceed its liabilities.
C)its capital exceeds its liabilities.
D)its assets increase in value.

Question 78

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the task of bank asset management?

A)Banks seek the highest returns possible subject to minimizing risk and making adequate provisions for liquidity.
B)Banks seek to have the highest liquidity possible subject to earning a positive rate of return on their operations.
C)Banks seek to prevent bank failure at all cost;since a failed bank earns no profit,liquidity needs supersede the desire for profits.
D)Banks seek to acquire funds in the least costly way.

Question 79

If a bank needs to acquire funds quickly to meet an unexpected deposit outflow,the bank could

A)borrow from another bank in the federal funds market.
B)buy U.S.Treasury bills.
C)increase loans.
D)buy corporate bonds.

Question 80

A bank will want to hold more excess reserves (everything else equal)when

A)it expects to have deposit inflows in the near future.
B)brokerage commissions on selling bonds increase.
C)the cost of selling loans falls.
D)the discount rate decreases.