3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780132992473

Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo

Publisher: Prentice Hall

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Chapter 15, Problem 9P

Safeco Inc. has no debt, and maintains a policy of holding $10 million in excess cash reserves, invested in risk-free Treasury securities. If Safeco pays a corporate tax rate of 35%, what is the cost of permanently maintaining this $10 million reserve? (Hint : What is the present value of the additional taxes that Safeco will pay?)

Definition Definition Capital reserves held by banks or financial institutions over and above the reserves that are required to be maintained by the regulator toward its liabilities and for internal controls. For commercial banks, excess reserve is the amount over the standard reserve as decided by the central bank. These excess reserve funds are available in the form of cash and cash equivalents.

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