In: Finance
1A) What is the discount rate at which the following cash flows
have a NPV of $0? Answer in %, rounding to 2 decimals.
Year 0 cash flow = -149,000
Year 1 cash flow = 39,000
Year 2 cash flow = 30,000
Year 3 cash flow = 40,000
Year 4 cash flow = 30,000
Year 5 cash flow = 41,000
Year 6 cash flow = 37,000
1B) What is the discounted payback period on Versace's proposed
investment in a new line of fashion clothes? The expected cash
flows appear below. Note that year 0 and year 1 cash flows are
negative. (Answer in years; round to 2 decimals)
Year 0 cash flow = -95,000
Year 1 cash flow = -18,000
Year 2 cash flow = 50,000
Year 3 cash flow = 49,000
Year 4 cash flow = 54,000
Year 5 cash flow = 45,000
Year 6 cash flow = 46,000
Required rate of return = 14.00%
1C) 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 = -82,000
Year 1 cash flow = -41,000
Year 2 cash flow = 24,000
Year 3 cash flow = 40,000
Year 4 cash flow = 22,000
Year 5 cash flow = 26,000
Year 6 cash flow = 36,000
Year 7 cash flow = 39,000
ANSWER EACH PART (A,B,C)