Newlyweds' net worth Efram and Sofia, both aged 24, are newlyweds. Their after-tax salaries are $55 000
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Newlyweds' net worth Efram and Sofia, both aged 24, are newlyweds.
Their after-tax salaries are $55 000 and $49 000, res-pectively. They have been renting a flat since they started work but have decided to buy a house. Their decision has been made easier because Efram's parents said that when they retire at age 65 in 1 year they would withdraw $40000 from their combined superannuation funds and give the money to Efram and Sofia to help them to buy a house. When Efram and Sofia approached the bank for a loan they had to provide details of their income, expenses, assets and liabilities to the lending officer. The items provided for their personal balance sheet were:
They also advise the lending officer that their monthly commitments are:
- rent $1280 ~
- car loans $290.
They would prefer not to cash in their managed investment fund at present as the value has fallen by 8% over the last 2 months. They have instructed the fund manager to reinvest the distributions rather than receive them in cash. Their intention is to leave the investment to accumulate to meet the education expenses of the children they hope to have in the future.
They anticipate paying off their credit card debt in full next month and they would also have paid off the car loans in the next 12 months. They also advise the lending officer that their current rate of household expenses (not including the rent and repayments) is about $2400 per month.
Source: Bank 2008 prescribed textbook Financial Planning 2e (update edition) McKeown et al.
Assets |
|
Bank account | $45 000 |
Furniture/personal effects | $ 8000 |
Managed investment fund | $20 000 |
Cars | $16 000 |
Superannuation - Efram | $26 000 |
Superannuation - Sofia | $21 000 |
Liabilities |
|
- Credit cards | $ 5500 |
Car loans - | $ 3000 |
- Prepare a net worth statement and ratio analysis for their current situation. (10 marks)
- Prepare a net worth statement and ratio analysis for their estimated situation when they receive the gift from Efram's parents and purchase a house valued at $380 000 with repayments based on $2200 per month. (10 marks)
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