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If First National Bank Has a Gap Equal to a Negative

Question 56

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If First National Bank has a gap equal to a negative $30 million,then a 5 percentage point increase in interest rates will cause profits to

A) increase by $15 million.
B) increase by $1.5 million.
C) decline by $15 million.
D) decline by $1.5 million.

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