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2008 Dec Q1 Question

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  • This topic has 8 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 14, 2011 at 6:51 am #50477
    veraszhang
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    I just wondering how to get the terminal value of property from the Q1<1> answer ,the exact number is 8,915,309. Would you pls tell me how to get that no, and the rate it used? thanks a lot.

    November 22, 2011 at 5:35 pm #89662
    estherpang87
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    Hi there, i’m not tutor. but i saw tutor’s reply on the same topic posted by a student a year ago. Here is the tutor’s answers.

    The way it is calculated is as follows:

    Property prices are rising at 8% pa in real terms. There is general inflation of 2.5% p.a. and so the actual price increase will be (1.08 x 1.025) – 1 = 10.7%

    There is 5 years inflation, and so the value of the property will be:
    6.2M x (1.107)^5 = 10306941

    There is to be a charge for repairs and renewals of 1.2M at current prices.
    So this will inflate at the general rate of inflation of 2.5%, and because it is at current prices there will be 6 years inflation.

    This gives an actual cash flow of 1.2M x (1.025)^6 = 1391632

    So….the net actual (nominal) cash flow is 10306941 – 1391632 = 8915309.

    Hope that helps! (It was bad of the examiner not to show the workings. BPP’s answer is different for just that bit, but there’s is wrong!)

    Good luck

    December 6, 2011 at 9:45 am #89664
    John Moffat
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    Thanks estherpang87

    September 2, 2015 at 6:14 pm #269606
    michelletongsy
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    Why is the inflation for property value 5 years? Shouldn’t it be 6 years? Question stated that it will be built over 12 months to 31 dec2009. Which means property value should account for inflation starting from 1 jan 2009 – 31 dec 2014 (6 years) please correct me if I’m wrong.

    September 3, 2015 at 2:44 pm #269686
    John Moffat
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    The construction cost is estimated to be 6.2M payable in 1 years time – 31 Dec 2004.
    (There is no mention of the estimated cost itself inflating).

    The sale proceeds will inflate and will be received on 31 Dec 2009, which is 5 years later that Dec 2004.

    October 2, 2015 at 4:40 am #274607
    wlta
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    Hi sir,

    Good day to you.

    Can I know how they get the exchange rate for six years when exchange to euro to dollar.

    And why the variable cost and fixed cost that were in current prices no need to inflated?

    Looking forward to hearing from you.

    Thanks.

    October 2, 2015 at 9:01 am #274661
    John Moffat
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    To get the forecast exchange rates each year, you use the purchasing power parity formula on the formula sheet (and the workings are show in workings 2 of the answer).

    The variable and fixed costs have been inflated. What the examiner has done in his answer is calculate the net cash flow in current prices (the real cash flow), and then inflated to get the actual (nominal) net cash flow. (The alternative would have been to inflate everything separately, but that would have taken longer. Since they were inflating at the same rate it is quicker to do them together.)

    October 2, 2015 at 9:06 am #274663
    wlta
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    Thanks a lot! 🙂

    October 2, 2015 at 11:10 am #274678
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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