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Gomi Waste Disposal is evaluating a project that would last for 4 years. The project’s internal rate of return is 8.18 percent; its NPV is 8,920 dollars; and the expected cash flows are -56,800 dollars at time 0, 10,500 dollars in 1 year, 46,300 dollars in 2 years, and X in 4 years. What is X?
Computation of NPV at discount rate of 8.18 %.
NPV = PV of future cash inflows – Initial investment
Year |
Cash flow (C) |
Computation of PV Factor |
PV Factor @ 8.18 % (F) |
PV (C x F) |
0 |
-$ 56,800 |
1/ (1+0.0818)0 |
1 |
-$ 56,800.00 |
1 |
$ 10,500 |
1/ (1+0.0818)1 |
0.924385283786282 |
$ 9706.0454798 |
2 |
$ 46,300 |
1/ (1+0.0818)2 |
0.854488152880645 |
$ 39,562.8014784 |
3 |
0 |
1/ (1+0.0818)3 |
0.789876273692591 |
0.0000000 |
4 |
X |
1/ (1+0.0818)4 |
0.730150003413377 |
0.7301500 X |
NPV |
-$ 7,531.153042 + 0.7301500 X |
NPV of any project is zero at discount rate equals to IRR.
-$ 7,531.153042 + 0.73015 X = 0
0.73015 X = $ 7,531.153042
X = $ 7,531.153042/0.73015
= $ 10,314.5285790591 or $ 10,315
Cash inflow X in year 4th is $ 10,315