Bank of China has the following items on its balance sheet. Require reserves $150 billion Excess reserves $50 billion U.S. Treasury bills $500 billion Claims on BNP Paribas (A bank based in France) $10 billion Claims on Unicredit (A bank based in Italy) $15 billion Connecticut state bonds $80 billion Mortgages $700 billion Car loans $300 billion Corporate loans $800 billion Checkable deposits $2,000 billion Savings deposits $300 billion Assuming that all the asset and liabilities of Bank of China have been listed above, what is the total equity (in billions of $) of the bank? Round your answer to at least 2 decimal places.

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Bank of China has the following items on its balance sheet.

  1. Require reserves $150 billion
  2. Excess reserves $50 billion
  3. U.S. Treasury bills $500 billion
  4. Claims on BNP Paribas (A bank based in France) $10 billion
  5. Claims on Unicredit (A bank based in Italy) $15 billion
  6. Connecticut state bonds $80 billion
  7. Mortgages $700 billion
  8. Car loans $300 billion
  9. Corporate loans $800 billion
  10. Checkable deposits $2,000 billion
  11. Savings deposits $300 billion

Assuming that all the asset and liabilities of Bank of China have been listed above, what is the total equity (in billions of $) of the bank? Round your answer to at least 2 decimal places. 

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