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a) A bank has risk-weighted assets of $175 and equity of $12.

a) A bank has risk-weighted assets of $175 and equity of $12.5. If regulators require a minimum risk-weighted capital ratio of 5% given the current level of equity, how many new assets with a 100% risk weight can the bank add? How many with a 50% risk weight?b) If the bank had 20% more equity, how many new assets with a 100% risk weight could the bank add? How many with a 50% risk weight? How does having more equity affect a bank's ability to grow? How is this growth affected by the riskiness of the bank's assets?

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