Assuming that the average duration of First National Bank's $100 million assets is five years, while the average duration of its $80 million liabilities is three years, then a 5 percentage point decrease in interest rates will cause the net worth of First National to increase by $                   million dollars (put a negative sign if it is a decrease).

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Assuming that the average duration of First National Bank's $100 million assets is five years, while the average duration of its $80 million liabilities is three years, then a 5 percentage point decrease in interest rates will cause the net worth of First National to increase by $                   million dollars (put a negative sign if it is a decrease).

 

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  1. Assuming that the average duration of First National Bank's $100 million assets is five years, while the average duration of its $80 million liabilities is three years, then a 5 percentage point increase in interest rates will cause the net worth of First National to _decrease_______ by $___13_____ million dollars. I got decreased by 13 million I took assets 25%(5%x5yrs) then liabilities 15%(5%x3)  then 25 million off assests and 12 million liabilities 25-12=13 million 
   

increase; 15

   

decline; 5

   

increase; 25

   

decrease; 13

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