If a Bank Has $50 Million in Rate-Sensitive Assets and $20

question 105

Multiple Choice

If a bank has $50 million in rate-sensitive assets and $20 million in rate-sensitive liabilities then

• A)an increase in interest rates will reduce bank profits.
• B)a decrease in interest rates will reduce bank profits.
• C)interest rate changes will not impact bank profits.
• D)a decrease in interest rates will increase bank profits.

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Definitions:

Constant-Growth DDM

A dividend discount model that assumes a constant rate of dividend growth indefinitely, used to estimate the value of a stock.

CAPM

The Capital Asset Pricing Model is a formula that describes the relationship between the expected return of an investment and its risk, used to estimate a security's expected return based on its beta and the market's expected return.

Market Capitalization Rate

The Market Capitalization Rate refers to the expected rate of return on an investment or project, derived from the market price of a company's shares.

Risk-Free Rate

The theoretical rate of return of an investment with zero risk, helping in the calculation of the risk premium of various assets.