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 Assets  Amount  ($ millions)   Annual  Rate  Liabilities  Amount  ($ millions)   Annual  Rate  1-year bonds $607% 1-year CD $505% 10-year loan $4012% 2-year CD $406% Equity $10 Total $100 Total $100\begin{array} { | l | r | l | l | r | l | } \hline \text { Assets } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Amount } \\\text { (\$ millions) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Annual } \\\text { Rate }\end{array} & \text { Liabilities } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Amount } \\\text { (\$ millions) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Annual } \\\text { Rate }\end{array} \\\hline \text { 1-year bonds } & \$ 60 & 7 \% & \text { 1-year CD } & \$ 50 & 5 \% \\\hline \text { 10-year loan } & \$ 40 & 12 \% & \text { 2-year CD } & \$ 40 & 6 \% \\\hline & & & \text { Equity } & \$ 10 & \\\hline \text { Total } & \$ 100 & & \text { Total } & \$ 100 & \\\hline\end{array}
-What is the impact on the FI's equity of a 2 percent overall increase in market interest rates on all fixed-rate instruments?


A) Equity rises by $4.318 million.
B) Equity declines by $2.912 million.
C) Equity rises by $2.060 million.
D) Equity declines by $1.880 million.
E) Equity does not change.

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