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(1.) Suppose you are a manager of a bank with the following balance sheet: Assets (in millions) Liabilities (in millions) Reserves $30 Checkable Deposits $200

(1.) Suppose you are a manager of a bank with the following balance sheet:

Assets (in millions) Liabilities (in millions)
Reserves $30 Checkable Deposits $200
Securities $150 Time Deposits $600
Loans $820 Borrowings $100

Suppose you are required to hold 10.00% of checkable deposits as reserves with the central bank. If you were faced with an unexpected withdrawal of $30 million from time deposits, would you rather:

I. Draw down $10 million of excess reserves and borrow the remain $20 million from other banks? or

II. Draw down $10 million of excess reserves and sell securities of $20 million?

Explain your choice.

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