The First National Bank has $100million in chequable deposits. The desired reserve ratio is 6%. (i) Calculate the Bank's reserves. Round your answer to two decimal places. (ii) The Bank desires to invest $30million in Treasury bills. The Treasury bills are currently trading at $4986.7 (including brokerage fee). How many Treasury bills does the Bank purchase? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. (iii) The Bank makes commercial loans of $25millions and lends $39.3million in mortgages. Calculate the amount of bank capital.

The First National Bank has $100million in chequable deposits. The desired reserve ratio is 6%. (i) Calculate the Bank's reserves. Round your answer to two decimal places. (ii) The Bank desires to invest $30million in Treasury bills. The Treasury bills are currently trading at $4986.7 (including brokerage fee). How many Treasury bills does the Bank purchase? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. (iii) The Bank makes commercial loans of $25millions and lends $39.3million in mortgages. Calculate the amount of bank capital.

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