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Healthcare Clinic is evaluating a Capital Budgeting project that costs $52,125 and has expected net cash flows of $12,000 per year for eight years. The first inflows occur one year after the cost outflow and the project has a cost of capital of 12 percent.
Below is a table of cash flows for the Capital Budget project:
Year | Annual Cash Flow | Cumulative Cash Flow |
---|---|---|
0 | -$52,125 | -$52,125 |
1 | $12,000 | -$40,125 |
2 | $12,000 | -$28,125 |
3 | $12,000 | -$16,125 |
4 | $12,000 | -$4,125 |
5 | $12,000 | $7,875 |
6 | $12,000 | $19,875 |
7 | $12,000 | $31,875 |
8 | $12,000 | $43,875 |
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Year | Annual Cash Flow | Cumulative Cash Flow | ||||||
0 | ($52,125) | ($52,125) | ||||||
1 | $12,000 | ($40,125) | ||||||
2 | $12,000 | ($28,125) | ||||||
3 | $12,000 | ($16,125) | ||||||
4 | $12,000 | ($4,125) | ||||||
5 | $12,000 | $7,875 | ||||||
6 | $12,000 | $19,875 | ||||||
7 | $12,000 | $31,875 | ||||||
8 | $12,000 | $43,875 | ||||||
Payback period = | 5.34 | year | ||||||
NPV = | $7,486.68 | |||||||
IRR = | 16.00% | |||||||
Project has positive NPV and also IRR is higher then required rate therefore project should be accepted | ||||||||