In: Finance
20a- US Robotics is evaluating a new product line. The CFO asks
for an estimate of number of years to recover the initial
investment, ignoring the time value of money. You realize that this
is the payback period. The estimated cash flows from the new
product line appear below. (Answer in years, round to 2
places)
Year 0 cash flow = -79,000
Year 1 cash flow = -35,000
Year 2 cash flow = 30,000
Year 3 cash flow = 38,000
Year 4 cash flow = 44,000
Year 5 cash flow = 28,000
Year 6 cash flow = 44,000
Year 7 cash flow = 22,000
Answer:
20b- Your firm is evaluating a capital budgeting project. The
estimated cash flows appear below. The board of directors wants to
know the expected impact on shareholder wealth. Knowing that the
estimated impact on shareholder wealth equates to net present value
(NPV), you use your handy calculator to compute the value. What is
the project's NPV? Assume that the cash flows occur at the end of
each year. The discount rate (i.e., required rate of return, hurdle
rate) is 17.6%. (Round to nearest penny)
Year 0 cash flow | -129,000 |
Year 1 cash flow | 42,000 |
Year 2 cash flow | 54,000 |
Year 3 cash flow | 58,000 |
Year 4 cash flow | 36,000 |
Year 5 cash flow | 23,000 |
Answer: