In: Statistics and Probability
Sheila Goodman recently received her MBA from the Harvard
Business School. She has joined the family business, Goodman
Software Products Inc., as Vice-President of Finance. She believes
in adjusting projects for risk. Her father is somewhat skeptical
but agrees to go along with her. Her approach is somewhat different
than the risk-adjusted discount rate approach, but achieves the
same objective. She suggests that the inflows for each year of a
project be adjusted downward for lack of certainty and then be
discounted back at a risk-free rate. The theory is that the
adjustment penalty makes the inflows the equivalent of riskless
inflows, and therefore a risk-free rate is justified.
A table showing the possible coefficient of variation for an
inflow and the associated adjustment factor is shown next:
Coefficient of Variation |
Adjustment Factor |
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0 | − | 0.25 | 0.90 | ||
0.26 | − | 0.50 | 0.80 | ||
0.51 | − | 0.75 | 0.70 | ||
0.76 | − | 1.00 | 0.60 | ||
1.01 | − | 1.25 | 0.50 | ||
Assume a $125,000 project provides the following inflows with the
associated coefficients of variation for each year.
Year | Inflow | Coefficient of Variation | ||||
1 | $ | 38,700 | 0.15 | |||
2 | 51,200 | 0.23 | ||||
3 | 78,200 | 0.48 | ||||
4 | 58,900 | 0.75 | ||||
5 | 66,500 | 1.05 | ||||
Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final
answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.
a. Fill in the table below: (Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round "Adjustment Factor" answers to 2
decimal places and other answers to the nearest whole
dollar.)
b-1. If the risk-free rate is 6 percent, compute
the net present value of the adjusted inflows. (Negative
amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not
round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal
places.)
Answer:
a. | |||||||
Year | Inflow | Coefficient of variation | Adjustment factor | Adjusted inflow (Inflow*Adjustment factor) | |||
1 | $38,700 | 0.15 | 0.9 | $34,830 | |||
2 | $51,200 | 0.23 | 0.9 | $46,080 | |||
3 | $78,200 | 0.48 | 0.8 | $62,560 | |||
4 | $58,900 | 0.75 | 0.7 | $41,230 | |||
5 | $66,500 | 1.05 | 0.5 | $33,250 | |||
Explanation: Look for coefficient of variation in the coefficient of variation and adjustment factor table given and find the adjustment factor based on the range of coefficient of variation | |||||||
b-1 | |||||||
Year | Adjusted inflow | Discount factor @ 6% | Present value | ||||
1 | 34830 | 0.94340 | $32,858.49 | ||||
2 | 46080 | 0.89000 | $41,011.04 | ||||
3 | 62560 | 0.83962 | $52,526.58 | ||||
4 | 41230 | 0.79209 | $32,658.02 | ||||
5 | 33250 | 0.74726 | $24,846.33 | ||||
Present value of cash inflows | $183,900.46 | ||||||
Less: Present value of cash outflows | -$125,000.00 | ||||||
Net Present value | $58,900.46 | ||||||
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