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INSTRUCTIONS You have been given 48 hours to answer the questions. Start Date: Monday, March, 2020 @ 17.00pm End Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2020 @ 17.00pm Answer all questions. . Plagiarism checker available. Please note. 1 3. Define and discuss financial intermediaries? b. In your opinion, why financial markets and intermediaries should be regulated? 2. Banking is generally a highly regulated industry, and government restrictions on financial activities by banks have varied over time and locations. You have been appointed as an adviser to the governor of Bank of Ghana (BOG), outline and critically discuss five (5) common justification or rationale of bank regulations. 3. a. Using the ratios and information given below for SportsOutlet.com, analyze the short-term liquidity and operating efficiency of the firm. 2015 2014 Current ratio 1.50 1.35 Quick ratio 1.15 1.08 Cash flow liquidity ratio 1.39 1.32 Average collection period 10 days 7 days Days inventory held 35 days 28 days Days payable outstanding 86 days 79 days Cash conversion cycle (41 days) (44 days) Fixed asset turnover 27.36 times 22.14 times Total asset turnover 1.93 times 2.21 times Cash flow from operations (in millions) $523 $376 Net sales (in millions) S6,743 $5.187 b. The following ratios have been calculated for Wholesale Appliances, Inc. Analyze the capital structure and long-term solvency of Wholesale Appliances, Inc. 2015 2014 Debt ratio (%) 77.8 90.3 Long-term debt to total capital (%) 66.1 Times interest earned (times) (2.0) (2.8) Cash interest coverage (times) 4.6 4.1 Fixed charge coverage (times) (0.4) (1.0) Cash flow adequacy (times) 0.2 0.3 29.8