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The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets 10th Edition by Frederic Mishkin
Edition 10ISBN: 978-0132763646The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets 10th Edition by Frederic Mishkin
Edition 10ISBN: 978-0132763646 Exercise 2
Suppose Universal Bank holds $100 million in assets, which are composed of the following: 
a. Do you think it is a good idea for Universal Bank to hold stocks, corporate bonds, and commodities as assets? Why or why not?
b. If the housing market suddenly crashed, would Universal Bank be better off using a mark-to-market accounting system or the hisiorical-cost system?
c. If the price of commodities suddenly increased sharply, would Universal Bank be better off using a mark-to-market accounting system or the historical-cost system?
d. What do your answers to parts (b) and (c) tell you about the tradeoffs between the two accounting systems?
a. Do you think it is a good idea for Universal Bank to hold stocks, corporate bonds, and commodities as assets? Why or why not?
b. If the housing market suddenly crashed, would Universal Bank be better off using a mark-to-market accounting system or the hisiorical-cost system?
c. If the price of commodities suddenly increased sharply, would Universal Bank be better off using a mark-to-market accounting system or the historical-cost system?
d. What do your answers to parts (b) and (c) tell you about the tradeoffs between the two accounting systems?
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