Suppose government can pursue up to three projects. The first has benefits of $1,080 and costs of $1,000; the second has benefits of $1,180 and costs of $1,000; the third has benefits of $1,230 and costs of $1,000. Suppose that it costs $0.20 for the government to raise a dollar in revenues. Which project(s) should the government pursue?

A)the first project
B)the second project
C)the third project
D)Answers A, B, and C are correct.
E)Both B and C are correct.

Variable rate cd’s = $90 treasury bills = $150 discount loans = $20 treasury notes = $100 fixed rate cds = $160 money market deposit accts. = $140 savings deposits = $90 fed funds borrowing = $40 variable rate mortgage loans $140 demand deposits = $40 primary reserves = $50 fixed rate loans = $210 fed funds lending = $50 equity capital = $120 a. develop a balance sheet from the above data. be sure to divide your balance sheet into rate-sensitive assets and liabilities as we did in class and in the examples. b. perform a standard gap analysis and a duration analysis using the above data if you have a 1.15% decrease in interest rates and an average duration of assets of 5.4 years and an average duration of liabilities of 3.8 years. c. indicate if this bank will remain solvent after the valuation changes. if so, indicate the new level of equity capital after the valuation changes. if not, indicate the amount of the shortage in equity capital.