In: Finance
Q- 2
You are a financial analyst for the Hittle Company. The director of capital budgeting has asked you to analyze two proposed capital investments, Projects X and Y. Each project has a cost of $10,000, and the cost of capital for each is 12%. The projects’ expected net cash flows are as follows:
Year |
Project X |
Project Y |
0 |
−$ 10,000 |
−$10,000 |
1 |
$ 6,500 |
$ 35,00 |
2 |
$ 3000 |
$ 35,00 |
3 |
$ 3000 |
$ 35,00 |
4 |
$ 1000 |
$ 35,00 |
Year |
Project X |
Project Y |
0 |
−$ 10,000 |
−$10,000 |
1 |
$ 6,500 |
$ 35,00 |
2 |
$ 3000 |
$ 35,00 |
3 |
$ 3000 |
$ 35,00 |
4 |
$ 1000 |
$ 35,00 |
Calculate each project’s payback period, net present value (NPV), and profitability index (PI).