Examine the balance sheet of commercial banks in the following table.   Assets $ Billion % Total   Liabilities and Net Worth $ Billion % Total Real assets             Liabilities           Equipment and premises $ 153.7   1.0 %   Deposits $ 10,273.3   67.7 % Other real estate   28.9   0.2     Debt and other borrowed funds   963.0   6.3   Total real assets $ 182.6   1.2 %   Federal funds and repurchase agreements   985.0   6.5                 Other   912.0   6.0                 Total liabilities $ 13,133.3   86.6 %                           Financial assets                         Cash $ 882.3   5.8 %               Investment securities   5,032.1   33.2                 Loans and leases   6,663.3   43.9                 Other financial assets   1,207.2   8.0                 Total financial assets $ 13,784.9   90.8 %               Other assets                         Intangible assets $ 419.4   2.8 %               Other   786.7   5.2                 Total other assets $ 1,206.1   7.9 %   Net worth $ 2,040.3   13.4 % Total $ 15,173.6   100.0 %     $ 15,173.6   100.0 %

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Examine the balance sheet of commercial banks in the following table.

 

Assets $ Billion % Total   Liabilities and Net Worth $ Billion % Total
Real assets             Liabilities          
Equipment and premises $

153.7

  1.0 %   Deposits $ 10,273.3   67.7 %
Other real estate   28.9   0.2     Debt and other borrowed funds  

963.0

  6.3  
Total real assets $ 182.6   1.2 %   Federal funds and repurchase agreements   985.0   6.5  
              Other   912.0   6.0  
              Total liabilities $ 13,133.3   86.6 %
                         
Financial assets                        
Cash $ 882.3   5.8 %              
Investment securities  

5,032.1

 

33.2

               
Loans and leases  

6,663.3

  43.9                
Other financial assets  

1,207.2

 

8.0

               
Total financial assets $ 13,784.9   90.8 %              
Other assets                        
Intangible assets $

419.4

  2.8 %              
Other   786.7   5.2                
Total other assets $

1,206.1

 

7.9

%   Net worth $ 2,040.3   13.4 %
Total $ 15,173.6   100.0 %     $ 15,173.6   100.0 %
 

 

Balance sheet of FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings institutions

Note: Column sums may differ from total because of rounding error.

Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, www.fdic.gov, March 2016.

 

a. What is the ratio of real assets to total assets? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

 

b. What is the ratio of real assets to total assets for nonfinancial firms in the following table? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

 

Assets $ Billion % Total   Liabilities and Net Worth $ Billion % Total
Real assets             Liabilities          
Equipment and software $ 4,442   16.3 %   Bonds and mortgages $

5,404

  19.9 %
Real estate   9,883   36.3     Bank loans   818   3.0  
Inventories  

1,774

  6.5     Other loans   1,386   5.1  
Total real assets $ 16,099   59.2 %   Trade debt   1,786   6.6  
              Other   4,688   17.2  
              Total liabilities $ 14,082   51.8 %
                         
Financial assets                        
Deposits and cash $ 697   2.6 %              
Marketable securities   1,116   4.1                
Trade and consumer credit   2,322   8.5                
Other   6,959   25.6                
Total financial assets $ 11,094   40.8 %   Net worth $ 13,111   48.2 %
Total $ 27,193   100.0 %     $ 27,193   100.0 %
 

 

Balance sheet of U.S. nonfinancial corporations

Note: Column sums may differ from total because of rounding error.

Source: Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 2016.

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