A manager decides not to lend to any firm in sectors that generate losses in excess of

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A manager decides not to lend to any firm in sectors that generate losses in excess of 5 percent of capital.
a. If the average historical losses in the automobile sector total 8 percent, what is the maximum loan a manager can lend to firms in this sector as a percentage of total capital?
b. If the average historical losses in the mining sector total 15 percent, what is the maximum loan a manager can lend to firms in this sector as a percentage of total capital?
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Financial Institutions Management A Risk Management Approach

ISBN: 978-0071051590

8th edition

Authors: Marcia Cornett, Patricia McGraw, Anthony Saunders

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