Use the information presented in Northeastern Mutual Bank's balance sheet to answer the following questions.
Bank's Balance Sheet
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Assets
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Liabilities and Owners' Equity
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Reserves
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$175
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Deposits
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$575
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Loans
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$700
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Debt
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$225
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Securities
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$875
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Capital (owners' equity)
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$950
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Suppose the owners of the bank borrow $100 to supplement their existing reserves. This would increase the reserves account and increase the loans account.
This would also bring the leverage ratio from its initial value of 1.95to a new value of 3.94.