The Average Interest Earned on the Loans Is 6 Percent

question 77

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array}{l}\text { Assets} & \text { Liabilities and Equity}\\\text { Cash Required Reserves}&\$ 2 \text { million Deposits } \\\text { Loans}&\$ 10 \text { million Longterm Debt } \\&\text { Equity } \\\text { Total}&\$ 12 \text { million Total }\end{array}\begin{array}{l}\\\$ 8 \text { million } \\\$ 2 \text { million } \\\$ 2 \text { million } \\\$ 12 \text { million }\end{array}\end{array}$ The average interest earned on the loans is 6 percent and the average cost of deposits is 5 percent.Rising interest rates are expected to reduce the deposits by $3 million.Borrowing more debt will cost the bank 5.5 percent in the short term.
What will be the size of the bank if a stored liquidity management strategy is adopted?

• A)$9 million.
• B)$11 million.
• C)$12 million.
• D)$14 million.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

An original neutral stimulus that, following its connection with an unconditioned stimulus, starts to evoke a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic and natural response to an unconditioned stimulus, not learned through previous experience, typical in classical conditioning scenarios.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.