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As director of capital budgeting, you are reviewing three potential investment projects with the following cost and cash flow projections.
Cash Flow |
Project A |
Project B |
Project C |
Investment Cost |
($400,000) |
($375,000) |
($400,000) |
Year One Cash Flow |
$200,000 |
$75,000 |
$50,000 |
Year Two Cash Flow |
$50,000 |
$75,000 |
$120,000 |
Year Three Cash Flow |
$75,000 |
$85,000 |
$140,000 |
Year Four Cash Flow |
$50,000 |
$225,000 |
$125,000 |
Year Five Cash Flow |
$125,000 |
$60,000 |
$125,000 |
1.Calculate the Payback Period for each project.
2.If the discount rate for all three projects is 10.5%, calculate the Net Present Value for each project.
Using excel formula to calculate payback period and NPV
A | B | C | D | E | F | ||
Cash Flow | Investment Cost | Year One Cash Flow | Year Two Cash Flow | Year Three Cash Flow | Year Four Cash Flow | Year Five Cash Flow | |
1 | Project A | -$400,000.00 | $200,000.00 | $50,000.00 | $75,000.00 | $50,000.00 | $125,000.00 |
2 | Cumulative Cash Flow | -$400,000.00 | -$200,000.00 | -$150,000.00 | -$75,000.00 | -$25,000.00 | $100,000.00 |
3 | Payback period | $4.20 | (=4+25000/125000) | ||||
4 | NPV | -$13,056.44 | Excel Formula=NPV(10.5%,B1:F1)+A1 | ||||
5 | Project B | -$375,000.00 | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 | $85,000.00 | $225,000.00 | $60,000.00 |
6 | Cumulative Cash Flow | -$375,000.00 | -$300,000.00 | -$225,000.00 | -$140,000.00 | $85,000.00 | $145,000.00 |
7 | Payback period | $3.62 | (=3+140000/225000) | ||||
8 | NPV | $4,631.22 | Excel Formula=NPV(10.5%,B5:F5)+A5 | ||||
9 | Project C | -$400,000.00 | $50,000.00 | $120,000.00 | $140,000.00 | $125,000.00 | $125,000.00 |
10 | Cumulative Cash Flow | -$400,000.00 | -$350,000.00 | -$230,000.00 | -$90,000.00 | $35,000.00 | $160,000.00 |
11 | Payback period | $3.72 | Excel Formula=NPV(10.5%,B5:F5)+A5 | ||||
12 | NPV | $7,006.49 | Excel Formula=NPV(10.5%,B1:F1)+A1 |