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1. Consider a failing bank. A deposit of $150,000 is worth how much if the FDIC uses the payoff method? The purchase and assumption method? Which is more costly to taxpayers?

2. Consider a bank with the following balance sheet:

Assets

Liabilities

Required Reserves

$8 million

Checkable Deposits

$100 million

Excess Reserves

$3 million

Bank Capital

$6 million

T bills

$45 million

 

 

Commercial Loans

$50 million

 

 

Calculate the bank’s risk weighted assets.