Question 1 a. You have applied to your bankers for a loan of GH40,000 to complete your dream house for deductions to be made over 4 years equal annual instalments at the end of each year. Your bankers, however, maintained that your 40% annual salary cannot meet both the principal and interest payment. Your annual salary amounts to GH30,000. It is the bank's policy to maintain a debt service ratio of 40%. Interest rate charged by the bank is 18% per annum. Required: i Calculate the size of the loan you qualify for. ii. Prepare amortization table to show how the loan will be liquidated. (8 marks) b. Joana's Dad is looking to deposit a sum of money immediately into an account that pays an annual interest rate of 9% so that her first-year college tuition costs are provided for. Currently, the average college tuition cost is GH15,000 and is expected to increase by 4% (the average annual inflation rate). Joanna just turned 5, and is expected to start college when she turns 18. How much money will Joanna's Dad have to deposit into the account? (4 marks) c. Joe Hernandez has inherited GH250,000 and wishes to purchase an annuity that will provide him with a steady income over the next 10 years. He has heard that the local savings and loan association is currently paying 8 percent compound interest on an annual basis. If he were to deposit his funds, what year-end equal-cedi amount to the nearest cedi) would he be able to withdraw annually such that he would have a zero balance after his last withdrawal 10 years from now? (4 marks) d. A company is contemplating a long-term bond issue. It is debating whether or not to include a call provision. What are the benefits to the company from including a call provision? What are the costs? (4 marks) Question 1 a. You have applied to your bankers for a loan of GH40,000 to complete your dream house for deductions to be made over 4 years equal annual instalments at the end of each year. Your bankers, however, maintained that your 40% annual salary cannot meet both the principal and interest payment. Your annual salary amounts to GH30,000. It is the bank's policy to maintain a debt service ratio of 40%. Interest rate charged by the bank is 18% per annum. Required: i Calculate the size of the loan you qualify for. ii. Prepare amortization table to show how the loan will be liquidated. (8 marks) b. Joana's Dad is looking to deposit a sum of money immediately into an account that pays an annual interest rate of 9% so that her first-year college tuition costs are provided for. Currently, the average college tuition cost is GH15,000 and is expected to increase by 4% (the average annual inflation rate). Joanna just turned 5, and is expected to start college when she turns 18. How much money will Joanna's Dad have to deposit into the account? (4 marks) c. Joe Hernandez has inherited GH250,000 and wishes to purchase an annuity that will provide him with a steady income over the next 10 years. He has heard that the local savings and loan association is currently paying 8 percent compound interest on an annual basis. If he were to deposit his funds, what year-end equal-cedi amount to the nearest cedi) would he be able to withdraw annually such that he would have a zero balance after his last withdrawal 10 years from now? (4 marks) d. A company is contemplating a long-term bond issue. It is debating whether or not to include a call provision. What are the benefits to the company from including a call provision? What are the costs? (4 marks)