Question

Banking requirements Use the information presented in Southwestern Mutual Bank's balance sheet to answer the following questions. Bank's Balance Sheet Assets Liabilities and Owners' Equity Reserves $175 Deposits $1,400 Loans $700 Debt $225 Securities $875 Capital (owners' equity) $125 Suppose the owners of the bank borrow $100 to supplement their existing reserves. This would increase the reserves account and the account. This would also bring the leverage ratio from its initial value of to a new value of . Which of the following is true of the capital requirement? Check all that apply. Its intended goal is to protect the interests of those who hold equity in the bank. The higher the percentage of assets a bank holds as loans, the higher the capital requirement. It specifies a minimum leverage ratio for all banks.

Answer 1

1) When the owners of the bank borrow $100 to supplement their existing reserves , both reserves and debt increase by $100 , therefore increase in debt as in any balance sheet , the total value of accounts on the left hand should be equal to the right hand , so when there is increase in reserves , there will be increase in debt.

2) leverage ratio initially = total assets / capital = 1750 / 125 = 14

leverage ratio new value = total assets / capital = 1850 / 125 = 14.8 ( the assets increase by $100 with increase in reserves)

3) capital requirement are there to ensure that bank have enough capital to repay the depositors and debtors and if a bank holds a higher percent of risky assets , capital requirements will be higher so that the bank remains solvent hence option a is right answer.

Answer 2

Please find the detailed answer as follows:

Step-by-step explanation:

1) When the owners of the bank borrow $100 to supplement their existing reserves , both reserves and debt increase by $100 , therefore increase in debt as in any balance sheet , the total value of accounts on the left hand should be equal to the right hand , so when there is increase in reserves , there will be increase in debt.

2) leverage ratio initially = total assets / capital = 1750 / 125 = 14

leverage ratio new value = total assets / capital = 1850 / 125 = 14.8 ( the assets increase by $100 with increase in reserves)

3) capital requirement are there to ensure that bank have enough capital to repay the depositors and debtors and if a bank holds a higher percent of risky assets , capital requirements will be higher so that the bank remains solvent hence option a is right answer.