Marilyn, who was employed at Quick Stop, was fired for allegedly stealing at work in spite of her denying the theft. Consequently, she failed to secure a job at Food Cloud after the hiring officer asked her why she was terminated from her previous job. If Marilyn decides to make a claim against Quick Stop, which of the following statements will hold true?

Marilyn does not have a cause of action against Quick Stop for defamation because Quick Stop is now her former employer.

Marilyn does not have a cause of action against Quick Stop for defamation because Quick Stop did not provide any information to Food Cloud.

Marilyn has a cause of action against Quick Stop for defamation because she was forced to repeat the defamatory remarks to her prospective new employer.

Marilyn has a cause of action against Food Cloud, and not Quick Stop, because the hiring officer at Food Cloud asked her a question that was not job related.

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.