QUESTION 8 "China's central bank Monday conducted a total of 10 billion yuan (about \( \$ 1.4 \) billion) of reverse repos to maintain liquidity in the banking system. The interest rate for the seven-day reverse repos was set at 2 percent, according to the People's Bank of China. The move aims to keep stable liquidity in the banking system, the central bank said. A reverse repo is a process in which the central bank purchases securities from commercial banks through angreement to sell them back in the future." he area of responsibility that China's central bank is undertaking with the above decision is that of: Fiscal policy. Service to the government. rovision of economic and statistical services. aintaining financial stability.

QUESTION 13 Which of the following is least likely to be associated with market failure, and is consequently least likely to require any form of state regulation or intervention? a) Hake fishing off the west coast of South Africa. b) The provision of education services in govemment schools. c) The provision of education services in private schools. d) The market for fast foods.

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With reference to Question 8 above, the measure of money that will not be immediately affected by the above action by China's central bank is: a) M1 b) M2 c) M3 d) Quasi money

hando needs to buy a new Tablet. The new Tablet costs R7 990 . hando does not have the full amount of money available, so she tas decided to buy it using a hire purchase agreement. The terms of he agreement are as follows: \( 15 \% \) per annum simple interest 48 monthly payments Monthly processing fee of R15,50 Determine the monthly amount payable, including interest and fees Sn her \( 29^{\text {th }} \) birthday, Lerato invested R5000 on the Johannesburg stock Exchange. Her shares increased in value by \( 20 \% \) compounded annually. How much would her investment be worth her \( 60^{\text {th }} \) birthday?

9.1 How much must Peter invest now, at \( 9,5 \% \) p.a. compounded quarterly, if he wants to have \( R 40000 \) after 6 years? Convert \( 20 \% \) p.a. effective to a nominal rate, compounded monthly. Mike opens a savings account with a deposit of \( R 60000 \). He leaves the money in the account for 7 years. The interest rate for the first 3 years is \( 2,7 \% \) p.a. compounded quarterly and for the remaining 4 years it is \( 3,2 \% \) p.a. compounded monthly. How much money will be in Mike's savings account at the end of the 7 -year period? Sarah deposited \( R 6000 \) into her bank account 10 years ago. Six years ago, she withdrew \( R 2000 \). Interest is calculated at \( 7,6 \% \) p.a. compounded monthly. How much money is in the account at present?