Question: Question 1 Peter is a 4 8 - year - old Singaporean. He recently realised that his retirement is a mere 1 7 years away,

Question 1 Peter is a 48-year-old Singaporean. He recently realised that his retirement is a mere 17 years away, and would like to get his financial affairs in order. He lives with his wife, Jenna, who is 45 years old. The couple does not have any children. As a contract worker, his ordinary wage annual income in 2024 is about $97,000. He does not earn additional wages. For this employment, Peter pays 20% of his income towards his CPF accounts. Since 2023, Peter has had investments in bonds of Kira Industries totalling about $35,000. From this investment, he regularly collects a yearly coupon of 3.5% per annum. At the end of 2024, Peter has a savings account balance amounting to $20,150. This includes interest of $150 earned on this account for the year 2024. As his regular savings, Peter also maintains a minimum savings rate of 10% of the net income (total inflow) after CPF deduction, and before spending his money on anything else. Peter has summarised his other annual expenses to include Personal Expenses of $42,756 per year, and this consists of expenses like grooming, food and other miscellaneous expenses. He also spent a total of $7,500 in 2024 for leisure and his annual trip with his wife. Peters home loan still has a balance of $256,000 for the next 17 years at an interest of 3% per annum, resulting in monthly instalment of $1,620.32 per month. Based on recent transactions of similar homes in the area, Peters 5-room Housing Development Board (HDB) home is currently valued at $732,400. Peter owns an 8-year old car valued at $40,000. He completed repaying the loan on his car 2 years ago. A few years ago, Peter also took a personal loan of $21,000 from a good friend and he intends to start repaying his friend starting next calendar year in monthly instalments of $350 over the next 5 years. Peter also owns a Fixed Deposit with a balance of $30,000, as we as a Unit Trust valued at $53,223.44(a) Employ a Cash Flow Statement to detail Peters income and expenditure for the period 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024.(Total 15 marks)(b) Employ a Net Worth Statement, also referred to as the Personal Balance Sheet, to document Peters assets and liabilities for the period ending 31 December 2024.(Total 18 marks)(c) Apply the Basic Liquidity Ratio to Peters circumstances and identify how Peters financial health is represented by the ratio (Total 7 marks)
PS: only confused for the expenses in cash inflow statement saving income portion, do i take the net income meaning ($77,600x10%) or total inflow which is including the other income (investment and interest)

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