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7.) What is the profitability index for the following set of cash flows if the relevant discount rate is 10 percent? What if the discount rate is 15 percent? If it is 22 percent?
Year |
Cash Flow |
0 |
?$15,300 |
1 |
9,400 |
2 |
7,600 |
3 |
4,300 |
a) Calculation of profitability index: | |||
Time | PVF @10% | Amount | PV |
1.00 | 0.9091 | 9,400.00 | 8,545.45 |
2.00 | 0.8264 | 7,600.00 | 6,280.99 |
3.00 | 0.7513 | 4,300.00 | 3,230.65 |
present value | 18,057.10 | ||
Profitability index= present value of future cashflows/initial investment | |||
Profitability index= 18057.10/15300=1.18 | |||
b) Calculation of profitability index: | |||
Time | PVF @15% | Amount | PV |
1.00 | 0.8696 | 9,400.00 | 8,173.91 |
2.00 | 0.7561 | 7,600.00 | 5,746.69 |
3.00 | 0.6575 | 4,300.00 | 2,827.32 |
present value | 16,747.92 | ||
Profitability index= present value of future cashflows/initial investment | |||
Profitability index= 16747.92/15300=1.09 | |||
c) Calculation of profitability index: | |||
Time | PVF @22% | Amount | PV |
1.00 | 0.8197 | 9,400.00 | 7,704.92 |
2.00 | 0.6719 | 7,600.00 | 5,106.15 |
3.00 | 0.5507 | 4,300.00 | 2,368.04 |
present value | 15,179.11 | ||
Profitability index= present value of future cashflows/initial investment | |||
Profitability index= 15179.11/15300=0.99 |