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.Afinancialengineeeranticipatesthatinterestonstocksonacertaincommoditylisted onthestockwillincreasebe28%overthenextfiveyears.Hethereforebuys10000 stocksfromanotherinvestorwhogiveshimarateof21%compoundedmonthly whoseeffectiverateisthreepercentagepointshigherthanthecurrentrateofthe stock.AssumingthattheeachstockcostsGHS25: a.Calculatethecurrentrateofthestock b.Findtheamountofinterestthatwillbeearnedbytheinvestorwhosellsher sharestothefinancialengineer c.Howmuchinterstwillbeearnedbytheengineerassuminghisprediction comestopass d.Howmuchmoneywillhegainorloseasssumingtherateofthestockfalls25%?

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.Afinancialengineeeranticipatesthatinterestonstocksonacertaincommoditylisted onthestockwillincreasebe28%overthenextfiveyears.Hethereforebuys10000 stocksfromanotherinvestorwhogiveshimarateof21%compoundedmonthly whoseeffectiverateisthreepercentagepointshigherthanthecurrentrateofthe stock.AssumingthattheeachstockcostsGHS25: a.Calculatethecurrentrateofthestock b.Findtheamountofinterestthatwillbeearnedbytheinvestorwhosellsher sharestothefinancialengineer c.Howmuchinterstwillbeearnedbytheengineerassuminghisprediction comestopass d.Howmuchmoneywillhegainorloseasssumingtherateofthestockfalls25%?

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Solution 1

The question is a bit jumbled, but I'll try to answer it as best as I can.

a. The current rate of the stock can be calculated by subtracting the three percentage points from the effective rate given by the other investor. So, the current rate is 21% - 3% = 18%.

b. The amount of interest earned by the investor who sells her shares to the financial engineer can be calculated using the formula for compound interest: A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt), where A is the amount of money accumulated after n years, including interest, P is the principal amount (the initial amount of money), r is the annual interest rate (in decimal), n is the number of times that interest is compounded per year, and t is the time the money is invested for in years.

In this case, P = 10000 stocks * GHS 25/stock = GHS 250,000, r = 21% = 0.21, n = 12 (since the interest is compounded monthly), and t = 5 years. Plugging these values into the formula gives: A = GHS 250,000(1 + 0.21/12)^(12*5) = GHS 418,533.42. So, the investor earns GHS 418,533.42 - GHS 250,000 = GHS 168,533.42 in interest.

c. If the financial engineer's prediction comes to pass and the interest on the stocks increases by 28% over the next five years, then he will earn interest based on this new rate. Using the same formula as above, but with r = 28% = 0.28, gives: A = GHS 250,000(1 + 0.28/12)^(12*5) = GHS 470,243.57. So, the engineer earns GHS 470,243.57 - GHS 250,000 = GHS 220,243.57 in interest.

d. If the rate of the stock falls by 25%, then the value of the stocks that the engineer bought will also decrease by this percentage. The initial value of the stocks is GHS 250,000, so the decrease is 25% * GHS 250,000 = GHS 62,500. Therefore, the engineer will lose GHS 62,500.

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Solution 2

The question is a bit jumbled, but I'll try to answer it as best as I can.

a. The current rate of the stock can be calculated by subtracting the three percentage points from the effective rate given by the other investor. So, the current rate is 21% - 3% = 18%.

b. The amount of interest earned by the investor who sells her shares to the financial engineer can be calculated using the formula for compound interest: A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt), where A is the amount of money accumulated after n years, including interest, P is the principal amount (the initial amount of money), r is the annual interest rate (in decimal), n is the number of times that interest is compounded per year, and t is the time the money is invested for in years.

In this case, P = 10000 stocks * GHS 25/stock = GHS 250,000, r = 21% = 0.21, n = 12 (since the interest is compounded monthly), and t = 5 years. Plugging these values into the formula gives: A = GHS 250,000(1 + 0.21/12)^(12*5) = GHS 418,533.42. So, the investor earns GHS 418,533.42 - GHS 250,000 = GHS 168,533.42 in interest.

c. If the engineer's prediction comes to pass and the interest on the stocks increases by 28% over the next five years, then he will earn interest based on this new rate. Using the same formula as above but with r = 28% = 0.28 gives: A = GHS 250,000(1 + 0.28/12)^(12*5) = GHS 470,243.57. So, the engineer earns GHS 470,243.57 - GHS 250,000 = GHS 220,243.57 in interest.

d. If the rate of the stock falls by 25%, then the value of the stocks will also fall by 25%. So, the engineer will lose 25% of his initial investment, which is 25% * GHS 250,000 = GHS 62,500.

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