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1. A small company purchased now for $27,208 will lose $867 each year for the first 4 years. An additional $6,082 invested in the company during the fourth year will result in a profit of $6,979 each year from the fifth to the fifteenth year. At the end of 15 years, the company can be sold for $32,446. Calculate the ERR when є = 13%.
| Calculate the ERR when external reinvestment rate per period is 13%. | ||||||
| Year | Cash Inflow (Amount in $) | Cash outflow (Amount in $) | Present value of cash outflow (Amount in $) | Future value of cash outflow (Amount in $) | ||
| 0 | - | 27,208 | 27,208 | - | ||
| 1 | - | 867 | 767 | - | ||
| 2 | - | 867 | 679 | - | ||
| 3 | - | 867 | 601 | - | ||
| 4 | - | 6,949 | 4,262 | - | ||
| 5 | 6,979 | - | - | 23,691 | ||
| 6 | 6,979 | - | - | 20,965 | ||
| 7 | 6,979 | - | - | 18,553 | ||
| 8 | 6,979 | - | - | 16,419 | ||
| 9 | 6,979 | - | - | 14,530 | ||
| 10 | 6,979 | - | - | 12,858 | ||
| 11 | 6,979 | - | - | 11,379 | ||
| 12 | 6,979 | - | - | 10,070 | ||
| 13 | 6,979 | - | - | 8,911 | ||
| 14 | 6,979 | - | - | 7,886 | ||
| 15 | 39,425 | - | - | 39,425 | ||
| 33,517 | 1,84,687 | |||||
| ERR = ($1,84,687/$33,517)1/15 - 1 = 12.05% |