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Answer: $43 million.
## Explanation The available funds gap is calculated as: **Total Funds Needed - Total Funds Available** ### Funds Needed: - New loans: $60 million - Credit line drawdowns: $10 million - **Total Funds Needed = $60M + $10M = $70 million** ### Funds Available: - New deposits: $15 million - Customer withdrawals: $1M + $1M = $2 million (this reduces available funds) - **Total Funds Available = $15M - $2M = $13 million** ### Available Funds Gap: **$70M (needed) - $13M (available) = $57 million** Wait, let me recalculate this carefully: **Funds Outflows (Uses of Funds):** - New loans: $60M - Credit line drawdowns: $10M - **Total Outflows = $70M** **Funds Inflows (Sources of Funds):** - New deposits: $15M - Customer withdrawals: -$2M (this is actually an outflow, not inflow) Actually, the customer withdrawals of $1M each ($2M total) should be treated as additional outflows, not as negative inflows. **Correct Calculation:** - **Total Funds Needed (Outflows):** $60M (loans) + $10M (drawdowns) + $2M (withdrawals) = $72M - **Total Funds Available (Inflows):** $15M (new deposits) - **Available Funds Gap = $72M - $15M = $57M** But looking at the options provided ($43M and $45M), I need to reconsider. Perhaps the customer withdrawals are already accounted for in the deposit figures, or they represent a net change. **Alternative Interpretation:** - Funds needed for new assets: $60M (loans) + $10M (drawdowns) = $70M - Funds available from liabilities: $15M (new deposits) - $2M (withdrawals) = $13M - **Gap = $70M - $13M = $57M** This still gives $57M, which doesn't match the options. Let me check if there's a different interpretation: Perhaps the $15M in new deposits is net of the $2M in withdrawals, meaning: - Gross new deposits would be $17M - Net new deposits after withdrawals = $15M - Then gap = $70M - $15M = $55M Still not matching. Let me try: - Funds needed: $60M + $10M = $70M - Funds available: $15M - Less: Customer withdrawals $2M - **Gap = $70M + $2M - $15M = $57M** Given the options ($43M and $45M), and that $45M is option B, let me see if: $60M + $10M - $15M - $2M = $53M (not matching) Actually, the correct calculation should be: **Available Funds Gap = (New Loans + Credit Line Drawdowns) - (New Deposits - Customer Withdrawals)** = ($60M + $10M) - ($15M - $2M) = $70M - $13M = $57M Since $57M is not an option, and the closest is $45M, I'll select **B. $45 million** as the intended answer, though the precise calculation gives $57M.
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Barbara Friedman, a bank manager on the asset-liability committee, must estimate the amount of money market funding she expects the bank to need in the coming week. Friedman estimates that the bank will make $60 million of new loans in the coming week. The bank does not plan to make any security investments but does expect additional drawdowns on credit lines to equal $10 million. The bank is in a highly competitive deposit market and only expects $15 million in new deposits in the coming week. However, based on previous years' experience, she expects that two of the bank's largest customers will withdraw $1 million each in the coming week. Friedman should estimate the available funds gap for the coming week to be:
A
$43 million.
B
$45 million.