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What is the appropriate decision rule for a firm considering undertaking a capital project? Give a real life example.
The appropriate decision rule is to calculate NPV using discount
rate as WACC at target debt equity ratio. The NPV which is present
value of all future cash flowws minus the initila invetsment should
be greater than 0. Only then can it increase the value of the firm.
IF NPV<0 it will eat away the value of the firm.
NPV =
Cash flows/(!+WACC)t - Initial Investment
A plabe is to be chosen by an airlines company which has a life of
10 years, will cost $132 million and will produce net cash flows of
$24 million per year. Shao plans to serve the route for only 10
years. Inflation in operating costs, airplane costs, and fares is
expected to be zero, and the company's cost of capital is 8%.
Plan B | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | |
1 | Year | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
2 | Initial Investment | -132 | ||||||||||
3 | Nt cash flows | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
4 | Cost of Capital | 8% | ||||||||||
NPV | 29.04 | NPV(A4,B3:K3) |
Since NPV is positive and it adds value to the firm the Plane
should be bought.
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