FINC20018 Managerial Finance

Task:

Question 1

It is said that the entire financial fortune of the British Empire can be computed using the compound rate of interest shown in the data table in row 4 applied to the gold that the English stole from the Spanish in the sixteenth century. If this was the case and by the year 1550 the English had stolen the amount shown in row 1 of the data table, what would the value of the British Empire have been at its peak in 1950 assuming compounding based on annual stops?

Question 2 

Charlie Hebro intends to save for a house by making monthly deposits into a term savings account that earns interest at the rate shown in row 7 of the data table, with interest compounded monthly. His budget allows him to save the monthly amount shown in row 14 of the data table starting at the end of this month.

a)What will his savings be if he follows his plan for 5 years?

b)If he receives an unexpected inheritance of $50,000 today which he deposits to start off his home savings, what will his total savings be at the end of the five years.

Question 3

William Bunting has credit card debt shown in row 8 of the data table. He is considering increasing his home mortgage loan to pay it off. The credit card and home mortgage interest rates are shown in rows 5 and 3 respectively of the data table. Both loan types are computed on monthly stops. He is intending to increase his home mortgage payments so as to amortise the credit card debt over five years.

a)How much would his monthly repayments to the credit card company be if he intended to pay out the debt over five years?

b)By how much will his mortgage payments increase if he adopts this plan to deal with his credit card debt?

c)How much would he save by transferring his credit card debt to his mortgage?

Question 4 

Millers Metalworks, Inc. has a total asset turnover in row 9 and a net profit margin in row 10. The total debt ratio for the firm is in row 11. Calculate Millers's return on equity.

Question 5

In 2018 Snout and Smith, Inc. had a gross profit in row 12 and sales in row 13. S & S's operating expenses for 2018 were in row 15, and its net profit margin was in row 16. Snout and Smith had no interest expense in 2018. Using this information, what was S & S's operating profit margin for 2018?

Part B - Essay

Profitability was once the top agenda for many in the finance sector. But today there is a growing awareness of the world's environmental, social and governance challenges. There is also a growth in socially responsible and sustainable investments in the financial markets, for example green bonds, low-carbon investments and companies with disclosure of climate- related information have been favoured by many investors. Analyse the importance of sustainability and social responsibility in finance.