Gunnison Insurance has reported the following balance sheet (in thousands):            Assets                                                                              Liabilities and Equity          2-year Treasury note             $195               1-year commercial paper              $150          15-year munis                              $205                    5-year note                                     $185                                                                                  Equity                                             $65          Total Assets                                      $400                  Total Liabilities & Equity                 $400   All securities are selling at par equal to book value. The two-year notes are yielding 5 percent, and the 15-year munis are yielding 9 percent. The one-year commercial paper pays 4.5 percent, and the five-year notes pay 8 percent. All instruments pay interest annually. Question:  What is the maturity gap for Gunnison? What is the dollar impact on the market value of equity? Assuming that all interest rates increase 2 percent. What is the dollar change in the total assets?

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Gunnison Insurance has reported the following balance sheet (in thousands):

 

         Assets                                                                              Liabilities and Equity

         2-year Treasury note             $195               1-year commercial paper              $150

         15-year munis                              $205                    5-year note                                     $185

                                                                                 Equity                                             $65

         Total Assets                                      $400                  Total Liabilities & Equity                 $400

 

All securities are selling at par equal to book value. The two-year notes are yielding 5 percent, and the 15-year munis are yielding 9 percent. The one-year commercial paper pays 4.5 percent, and the five-year notes pay 8 percent. All instruments pay interest annually.

Question:  What is the maturity gap for Gunnison?

What is the dollar impact on the market value of equity?

Assuming that all interest rates increase 2 percent. What is the dollar change in the total assets?

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