Suppose a bank is operating with a leverage ratio of 20 . What is the maximum decrease in the market value of assets before the bank becomes insolvent?
A leverage ratio of 20 implies each percentage change in assets results in a 20% change in capital. Therefore, a 5% decrease in the market value of assets will result a 100% decrease in capital. This results in a situation of insolvency - bank capital will be zero.
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