1. Assuming no inflation, a business venture is predicted to have an internal rate of return 4.9%. For which uniform annual rate of inflation will the project break even if the investor may borrow and invest at 6.3% per annum interest? It is assumed that all future cash flows are subject to the above rate of inflation.
2. A loan of nominal amount £200000 in bonds of nominal amount £100 is to be repaid by 20 annual drawings, each of 100 bonds, the first drawing being 1 year after the issue date. Interest will be payable quarterly in arrears at the rate of 8% per annum. Redemption will be at par for the first 10 drawings and at 10% thereafter. An investor, who will be liable to income tax at the rate of 120%, purchases the entire loan on the issue date at a price to obtain a yield per annum of 5% net effective.
What price does the investor pay for the entire loan?