QUESTION 3 Suppose that your colleague has approached you with an opportunity to lend $25,000 to her laundry business in Accra. The business, called Do it yourself launderette, plans to offer home services to customers at area. Funds would be used to lease a delivery vehicle, purchase supplies, and provide working capital. Terms of the proposal are that you would receive $5,000 at the end of each year in interest with the full $25,000 to be repaid at the end of a ten-year period. a) Assuming a 10% required rate of return, calculate the present value of cash flows and the net present value of the proposed investment. EV(6 Marks) b) Based on this same interest rate assumption, calculate the cumulative cash flow of the proposed investment for each period in both nominal and present- value terms. AP(6 Marks) c) If we are to use the monetary approach to exchange rate determination, what will be the predicted effect on the exchange rate of domestic currency if domestic real income increases? AP(3 Marks) d) Using the same theory, what would be the effect on exchange rate if domestic interest rate increases? EV(3 Marks) e) You receive the following quotes on the Swiss franc against US $ for the spot, and 3 month forward rate: Bid Ask Spot SF 1.6075/$ SF 1.6085/$ 3-month 14 22 Note that forward rate is expressed in points quote, where 1 point is equal to SF 0.0001/$. i. What is the outright bid and ask 3-month forward quote? CR (3Marks) ii. Using the mid-rate (i.e. the average of the bid & ask rate) for spot and 3- month forward, compute the percentage forward premium or discount on Swiss Franc. AP 4(Marks)