Unit Code: HC2091
Unit Name: Business Finance
Assignment: Tutorial Questions Assessment 1
Week 1 Question
a. (i) What does it mean when we say the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is an auction market? Explain your answer XXXXXXXXXXwords).
(ii.) Explain how auction markets differ from dealer markets? XXXXXXXXXXwords
. Identify three (3) forms of business organizations and list minimum of two (2) advantages and disadvantages of each form of business.
Week 2 Question;
a. Assume you are cu
ently aged twenty (20) and your parents inform you that they are planning to give you $100,000 on your 30thbirthday (10 years from now). If the relevant discount rate is 5%, how much is your gift worth today? Provide complete calculations in your answer.
. Assume you have $20,000 in your bank account. After five (5)years, you are intending to have $35,000 in your account. What annual rate of return must you earn on your investment to achieve your target? Provide complete calculations in your answe
Week 3 Question:
a. Kristi is considering an investment that will pay $7,500 a year for eight years, starting one year from today. How much should she pay for this investment if she wishes to earn a 6% rate of return? Provide complete calculations in your answer.
. Kristi was offered three(3) different assets, as listed below:
Asset 1pays annual interest rate of 9% compounding annually. Asset 2 pays annual interest rate of 8.9% compounding semi-annually.
Asset 3 pays interest rate 8.95 compounding monthly.
Based on effective annual interest rate calculations, which of the above assets is the best choice for Kristi. Show your calculations for all three (3) assets.
Week 4 Question:
Delta Limited has two possible investment alternatives and seeks your help to select the best option for them to choose. The table below gives you the initial investment and the expected future cash-flows over a 4 year period. The required rate of return is 12%
Year
Project A
Project B
0
-95,200
-162,000
1
47,800
68,000
2
37,200
65,600
3
41,400
61,000
4
29,200
54,600
a. Calculate the profitability index for each project.
. Calculate the the Net Present Value(NPV)for each project
c. Which project should be selected based on your calculations? Explain your answer.(30 –40 words)
Week 5 Question:
a. Explain what the relevant incremental cash flows are for a project evaluation. Provide three (3) examples in your response XXXXXXXXXXwords)
. Kite Limited has provided the following forecast for the upcoming year for their business. Based on the given information, calculate the operating cash flow.
The company projected sales volume is $143,200. Cost of goods sold is 60% of the sales revenue and administration and other expenses is $10,500. The depreciation expenses will be $8,000 and the corporate tax rate is 30%.Show all your calculations.