The World's Best Bank (WBB) is the only bank in the country and its T-account is given in the table. Suppose that due to the mortgage crisis, some people default on their loans, and their value thus decreases by 50. What happens to the leverage ratio (assuming the bank makes no changes in reserves)? Assets Liabilities (in $ (in $ million) million) 300 Deposits 600 Reserves Loans 200 Cash held in overseas 100 Debt banks Securities 200 300 Capital (owner's equity) 100

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The World's Best Bank (WBB) is the only bank in the country and its T-account
is given in the table. Suppose that due to the mortgage crisis, some people
default on their loans, and their value thus decreases by 50. What happens to
the leverage ratio (assuming the bank makes no changes in reserves)?
Assets
Liabilities
(in $
(in $
million)
million)
300
Deposits
600
Reserves
Loans
200
Cash held in overseas
100
Debt
banks
Securities
200
300
Capital (owner's
equity)
100
Transcribed Image Text:The World's Best Bank (WBB) is the only bank in the country and its T-account is given in the table. Suppose that due to the mortgage crisis, some people default on their loans, and their value thus decreases by 50. What happens to the leverage ratio (assuming the bank makes no changes in reserves)? Assets Liabilities (in $ (in $ million) million) 300 Deposits 600 Reserves Loans 200 Cash held in overseas 100 Debt banks Securities 200 300 Capital (owner's equity) 100
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