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A regional commercial bank is considering a loan with the following parameters that would be fully funded by deposits:
Loan amount: CNY 3.8 billion
Average annual interest rate paid on deposits: 0.6%
Annual interest rate received on loan: 4.1%
Expected loss: 3.0% of face value of loan
Annual operating costs: 0.3% of face value of loan
Economic capital required to support the loan: 15.0%
Average pre-tax return on economic capital: 2.0%
Effective tax rate: 38%
Other transfer costs: CNY 0
What is the after-tax RAROC for this loan?
A
0.31%
B
2.07%
C
3.33%
D
10.07%