1. Refer to the balance sheet below. Fill in the missing entries on the bank balance sheet (labeled (a), (b), and (c)

Balance Sheet

ASSETS LIABILITIES (plus capital)

Reserves (a) __________ Transactions Deposits (b)__________

Securities $67,391 Nontransactions Deposits $180,050

Loans $172,421 Bank Borrowing $2,100

Other Assets $2,459 Other Liabilities $8,500

Bank Capital $14,672

Total $253,000 Total (c) __________________

2. Suppose that regulators imposed a 8% reserve requirement and a 2.5% leverage ratio on this bank. Is this bank meeting each of these requirements? Show relevant calculations, including this bank's leverage ratio, required reserves and excess reserves.

3. Suppose that United Bank earns $7,000 in after-tax profit. Compute the bank's return on assets and return on equity

4. Using T-accounts, show how each of the following would affect this bank's balance sheet. You need only show the T-accounts, do not show the new balance sheet, just the T-account for each transaction individually. On your T-account, be sure to show which items are changing, by how much, and in what direction (+ or -).

a) A customer of United makes a $250 withdrawal from her checking account

b) United Bank decides to issue a $40,000 loan. State any assumptions you are making about how United finances the loan

c)Show one other way in which United Bank can issue the $40,000 loan, under a different set of assumptions

d) Because of a housing crises, United Bank suffers a $22,000 loss in loans.

5. In 3d) above, is United Bank still solvent? How do you know?

6. In 3d) above, is United Bank still meeting the leverage ratio requirement imposed by regulators? How do you know?

7. Explain how the situation in 3d)-5 is related to ONE type of bank balance sheet management. Define the type of balance sheet management and explain in detail how it relates to this situation.

8. Explain how the situation in 3d)-5 is related to ONE OTHER type of bank balance sheet management. Define the type of balance sheet management and explain in detail how it relates to this situation