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Suppose your firm is considering investing in a project with the
cash flows shown below, that the required rate of return on
projects of this risk class is 11 percent, and that the maximum
allowable payback and discounted payback statistic for the project
are 2 and 3 years, respectively.
Time | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Cash Flow | -990 | 190 | 410 | 610 | 610 | 210 |
610 |
Use the NPV decision rule to evaluate this project; should it be
accepted or rejected?
NPV@ 0.11 | |||
Year | Cash flow | PV factor | PV-Cash flow |
0 | (990) | 1.000 | (990) |
1 | 190 | 0.901 | 171 |
2 | 410 | 0.812 | 333 |
3 | 610 | 0.731 | 446 |
4 | 610 | 0.659 | 402 |
5 | 210 | 0.593 | 125 |
6 | 610 | 0.535 | 326 |
NPV | 813 | ||
NPV | 813 | ||
Since NPV is positive, the project can be accepted |