Respond to Ron; Agree or disagree I work for JP Morgan Chase, and in a bank, plant assets, also known as fixed assets or property, plant, and equipment, refer to long-term tangible assets used in the bank’s operations. Unlike typical manufacturing firms, banks don’t have factories or large-scale production equipment, so their plant assets are more about supporting the financial and administrative functions. Common plant assets in a bank include buildings, or branches, regional offices, headquarters, and operations centers. It could also include land, or property owned for current or future development. Furniture and fixtures like desks, counters, chairs, partitions, teller stations. Office Equipment like computers, servers, printers, ATMs, safes, and vaults. It also has IT Infrastructure such as networking hardware, data centers, and communications systems. As well as vehicles, for bank-owned transport or armored services but are less common, and usually outsourced. The amount invested varies significantly depending on the size of the bank, for example a small community bank might invest $1 million to $10 million in plant assets. Regional banks often hold $50 million to $500 million in plant assets. Then there are large national or multinational banks like JPMorgan Chase that can have $1 billion or more in plant assets. For example, as of recent financial reports, JPMorgan Chase reported around $13–15 billion in plant, property, and equipment, and Bank of America reported approximately $10–12 billion in similar assets. Respond to Ron; agree or disagree

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Respond to Ron; Agree or disagree

I work for JP Morgan Chase, and in a bank, plant assets, also known as fixed assets or property, plant, and equipment, refer to long-term tangible assets used in the bank’s operations. Unlike typical manufacturing firms, banks don’t have factories or large-scale production equipment, so their plant assets are more about supporting the financial and administrative functions. Common plant assets in a bank include buildings, or branches, regional offices, headquarters, and operations centers. It could also include land, or property owned for current or future development. Furniture and fixtures like desks, counters, chairs, partitions, teller stations. Office Equipment like computers, servers, printers, ATMs, safes, and vaults. It also has IT Infrastructure such as networking hardware, data centers, and communications systems. As well as vehicles, for bank-owned transport or armored services but are less common, and usually outsourced.

The amount invested varies significantly depending on the size of the bank, for example a small community bank might invest $1 million to $10 million in plant assets. Regional banks often hold $50 million to $500 million in plant assets. Then there are large national or multinational banks like JPMorgan Chase that can have $1 billion or more in plant assets.

For example, as of recent financial reports, JPMorgan Chase reported around $13–15 billion in plant, property, and equipment, and Bank of America reported approximately $10–12 billion in similar assets.

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