What’s interesting about Fintech platforms: finance platforms, opportunities, and risks? Present an inquiry topic outline that introduces the topic to a non-technical audience.

Q: The Stewart Pharmaceuticals corporation is considering investing in developing a drug that cures MS.…

A: The project viability can be calculated by using NPV. IF the NPV of the project is positive then the…

Q: Finance what is cost of equity as an effective annual rate given that they pay semi annually,…

A: Dividend - This is the amount which is paid by the company to its shareholders. Dividend includes…

Q: Equity is one of the key elements of partnering and it includes all the following except Select one:…

A: Equity is merely the worth of an investor's risk in a the organisation. The market value of the…

Q: You are considering a 10-year, $1,000 par value bond. Its coupon rate is 11%, and interest is paid…

A: A bond is a debt instrument that takes a loan (in the form of the bond price) and repays the…

Q: You would like to be holding a protective put position on the stock of XYZ Co. to lock in a…

A: Put option is one of the options which gives the holder the right to sell the assets underlying the…

Q: 9 _0 A 2 Answer 3 4 Bayandor Steel Corp invested $560,000 in a new torch for one of its smelters. At…

A: It is a case of calculating sem-annual savings for 20 semi-annual periods (10 years)  so that the…

Q: As an owner of your own company, you are considering three mutually exclusive alternatives to…

A: Mutually exclusive alternatives are those alternatives in which only one of the alternatives will be…

Q: rk 10:23-25 and its application to capital rationing and maximizing shareholder wealth. Capital…

A: Each company has limited resources including capital. So, when it has a number of investment…

Q: Wanda Maximoff has been asked to compare the YTM of a zero-coupon bond that is currently being sold…

A: Price of zero coupon bond can be calculated by the following formula price of a zero coupon…

Q: Calculating Enterprise Value All figures in USD thousands unless stated Levered free Cashflow Debt…

A: The enterprise value (EV) of the business is calculated by discounting the result of levered free…

Q: Seatwork Suppose you invest Php 100,000 today to: ● ● After a year, ● Buy 40 PLDT stocks at Php…

A: Return on investment includes the dividend received during the holding period , interest received on…

Q: Consider a two-factor Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) model, r₁ = a₁ + b₁₁ifi + b2,if2 + €₁, with the…

A: The APT theory refers to the relation between the return provided by the asset and the factors that…

Q: Bond A makes semiannual payments and is currently trading at par. The bond pays a coupon rate of 8.6…

A: Value of a bond: Value of a bond is the present value of the future cash flows discounted at a…

Q: You have $50,000 in your retirement fund that is earning 5.5 percent per year, compounded quarterly.…

A: Amount present in fund = $50,000 Interest rate = 5.5% compounded quarterly

Q: 4. A bond with a par value of P 1,000 and with a bond rate of 10% payable annually is sold now for P…

A: In the given case, we have provided the par value of a bond and the interest rate. So, Annual…

Q: uppose a U.S. investor wishes to invest in a British firm currently selling for £40 per share. The…

A: A rate through which individuals or companies convert their domestic currency with the other…

Q: Inc. is ad ing Mexico. The Mexican subsidiary manufactures toys for kids which will be sold to…

A: If there is a constant growth rate from year 4 onwards, then the terminal value with the constant…

Q: Your firm is contemplating the purchase of a new $535,000 computer-based order entry system. The…

A: Net present value refers to teh method of capital budgeting used for estimating the viability of the…

Q: The 2020 balance sheet of Dugan, Incorporated, showed current assets of $2,945 and current…

A: Given,  The current assets of 2020 are $2945 The current liabilities of 2020  are $1230 The current…

Q: If a business unit generated $3,600,000 in BEFORE TAX PROFIT and had invested capital of $18,000,000…

A: An indicator of the financial success of ongoing initiatives, Economic Value Added (EVA), also…

Q: Required information Brooke is evaluating two alternatives for improving the exterior appearance of…

A: Capital budgeting refers to a process that is used for the evaluation of the projects which have…

Q: The YTMs of coupon bonds are: YEAR 1 2 3 5 YTM 12 1.25% 2.25% 2.75% 4.50% 7% All bonds have a 4%…

A: Bonds refer to the instruments used by companies to raise debt capital from investors. The…

Q: Finance   Firm XYZ has two lines of business, organizedas two divisions, A and B. DivisionA…

A: A firm comprises of two divisions with separate identifiable cash flows and risk profile. We have to…

Q: QUESTION 3 A firm has sales of $4.5 million, and 12 percent of the sales are for cash. The year-end…

A: Sales = $4.5 million Cash sales rate = 12% Account Receivable = $575,000

Q: ing investing in a project that will cost $160,700 and have no salvage value at the end o s…

A: Annuity is a series of equal payment at equal interval for a specified period. Present value of…

Q: Find the NPV in home currency using home currency approach.

A: In this question, the home currency is € and the foreign currency is $. We need to convert the cash…

Q: You have $164,000 in an account today paying 2.8% interest. What are the monthly withdrawals you can…

A: We need to use ordinary annuity formula below to calculate monthly withdrawals from the account. PMT…

Q: As a Financial Analyst of Morgan Investments Co., you are going to make a business investment…

A: The NPV of a project refers to the cumulative value of its cash flows discounted to the present. The…

Q: Suppose quotes for the dollar–euro exchange rate E$/€ are as follows: in New York $1.05 per euro,…

A: The difference is exchange rate creates arbitrage opportunities and it is used by the investors to…

Q: Calculate the Bond-Equivalent days, a face value of $10,000, and asked price of $9,950. Yield on a…

A: Bond Equivalent Yield (BEY) is a rate that allows investors to compare two or more fixed investment…

Q: insley, Incorporated, wishes to maintain a growth rate of 13 percent per year and a debt-equity…

A: The ratio analysis provide insights into the company's financial health, performance, and…

Q: Consider the investment in one stock asset. The current purchasin one year is given below. Market…

A: When there is a number of conditions and for each condition, a separate value results, then the…

Q: Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Determine the break-even time for this investment. Note:…

A: Net present value is the modern method of capital budgeting that is used to determine the present…

Q: CVM Inc bought a machine for $22,000. Its estimated life is 4 years with a residual value of $1,000.…

A: Book Value = P - ( P - S)/Lt * t P = Initial Value  S = Salvage value  Lt = Lifetime of Asset t =…

Q: What is the IRR of the following cash stream? Round your answer to three decimal places. (-20, 20,…

A: IRR is the rate of return at which the present value of future cash flows becomes equal to the value…

Q: nas Corporation issued 16% p.a., 10-year Debenture bond, P6,000 face value, interest due every 4…

A: The periodic coupon payment is calculated as shown below. Periodic Coupon payment=Par value×Periodic…

Q: What measures can be put in place to ensure that promoted employees receive the necessary support…

A: One of the most important steps in recognising an employee's talent, commitment, and potential for…

Q: In 1895, the first U.S. Open Golf Championship was held. The winner's prize money was $240. In 2019,…

A: The annual percentage increase refers to the average level of increase in the value of the prize to…

Q: You make a $2500 deposit today in a savings account that pays 3.5% interest APY compounded monthly.…

A: Initial deposit = $2500 Interest rate = 3.5% compounded monthly Period = 10 years

Q: 8- Patient rights and privacy:

A: Patient rights and privacy in health insurance are crucial components of healthcare systems, aiming…

Q: What is the purpose of a budget in financial management? a) To record and report financial…

A: Financial management refers to the process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the…

Q: Tech analysis—why? Explain why technicians use it and how it may assist evaluate investment timing.

A: Introduction: Technical analysis-It is a method of analyzing the movement of stock price based on…

Q: Assume that NASA is allowed to select one of three commercial projects for the next space shuttle…

A: Economic value added is the firm’s economic value added by its operations. Formula for EVA =Net…

Q: Suppose you pay $9,700 for a $10,000 par Treasury bill maturing in three months. What is the holding…

A: Holding period return is the return % that an investment generates over the period of time the asset…

Q: Bobby deposits $6000. Determine the APY if there is an APR of 3/5% compounded weekly. Round your…

A: Annual Percentage Rate = APR = 3/5% = 0.6% Compound = n = Weekly = 52

Q: Ivanna is leasing a car originally valued at $37,010. The lease is being financed with an interest…

A: Monthly payments carry the payment for interest and also payment for lease payments also and these…

Q: (a) The net present value. (For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the…

A: Net present value is the modern method of capital budgeting that is used to determine the present…

Q: We are evaluating a project that costs $1.68 million, has a six-year life, and has no salvage value.…

A: Here, Year Sales units Sale price Variable cost per unit Fixed cost Depreciation 0…

Q: The primary difference between a life estate and a fee simple absolute estate is that life estates…

A: A life estate is a type of ownership interest in real estate where a person has right to possess and…

Q: Problem (6): You work for the 3T company, which expects to earn at least 18 percent on its…

A: The variation between the current value of cash inflows and withdrawals over a period of time is…