
Macroeconomics 6th Edition by Robert Hall,Marc Lieberman
Edition 6ISBN: 978-1111822354
Macroeconomics 6th Edition by Robert Hall,Marc Lieberman
Edition 6ISBN: 978-1111822354 Exercise 12
[Requires appendix.] Suppose that Mid-Size National Bank has the balance sheet in Table 1 and is required by law to have 20 percent of its total assets as bank capital.
a. What is the maximum simple leverage ratio Mid- Size is permitted to have?
b. What is Mid-Size's actual simple leverage ratio?
c. Suppose Mid-Size decides to bring its leverage ratio down to the maximum permitted level by selling some assets and using the proceeds to pay off some of its debts and checking deposits. How much in assets would it have to sell?
Reference:
![[Requires appendix.] Suppose that Mid-Size National Bank has the balance sheet in Table 1 and is required by law to have 20 percent of its total assets as bank capital. a. What is the maximum simple leverage ratio Mid- Size is permitted to have? b. What is Mid-Size's actual simple leverage ratio? c. Suppose Mid-Size decides to bring its leverage ratio down to the maximum permitted level by selling some assets and using the proceeds to pay off some of its debts and checking deposits. How much in assets would it have to sell? Reference:](https://d2lvgg3v3hfg70.cloudfront.net/SM2831/11eb7367_8afc_a18f_9c10_01aa680b25d2_SM2831_00.jpg)
a. What is the maximum simple leverage ratio Mid- Size is permitted to have?
b. What is Mid-Size's actual simple leverage ratio?
c. Suppose Mid-Size decides to bring its leverage ratio down to the maximum permitted level by selling some assets and using the proceeds to pay off some of its debts and checking deposits. How much in assets would it have to sell?
Reference:
![[Requires appendix.] Suppose that Mid-Size National Bank has the balance sheet in Table 1 and is required by law to have 20 percent of its total assets as bank capital. a. What is the maximum simple leverage ratio Mid- Size is permitted to have? b. What is Mid-Size's actual simple leverage ratio? c. Suppose Mid-Size decides to bring its leverage ratio down to the maximum permitted level by selling some assets and using the proceeds to pay off some of its debts and checking deposits. How much in assets would it have to sell? Reference:](https://d2lvgg3v3hfg70.cloudfront.net/SM2831/11eb7367_8afc_a18f_9c10_01aa680b25d2_SM2831_00.jpg)
Explanation
(a)The simple leverage ratio is measured...
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