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A regional commercial bank is considering a 1-year loan to be fully funded by deposits, with the following parameters:
Loan amount: JPY 4.2 billion
Average annual interest rate paid on deposits: 0.4%
Annual interest rate received on loan: 3.2%
Expected loss: 2.0% of face value of loan
Annual operating costs: 0.5% of face value of loan
Economic capital required to support the loan: 10.0%
Average pre-tax return on economic capital: 1.4%
Effective tax rate: 38%
Other transfer costs: JPY 0
What is the after-tax RAROC for this loan?
A
0.27%
B
2.73%
C
4.40%
D
10.73%