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Cash Payback Period, Net Present Value Method, and Analysis
McMorris Publications Inc. is considering two new magazine products. The estimated net cash flows from each product are as follows:
Year | Canadian Cycling | European Hiking | ||
1 | $155,000 | $129,000 | ||
2 | 126,000 | 152,000 | ||
3 | 109,000 | 104,000 | ||
4 | 99,000 | 73,000 | ||
5 | 31,000 | 62,000 | ||
Total | $520,000 | $520,000 |
Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest | |||||
Year | 6% | 10% | 12% | 15% | 20% |
1 | 0.943 | 0.909 | 0.893 | 0.870 | 0.833 |
2 | 0.890 | 0.826 | 0.797 | 0.756 | 0.694 |
3 | 0.840 | 0.751 | 0.712 | 0.658 | 0.579 |
4 | 0.792 | 0.683 | 0.636 | 0.572 | 0.482 |
5 | 0.747 | 0.621 | 0.567 | 0.497 | 0.402 |
6 | 0.705 | 0.564 | 0.507 | 0.432 | 0.335 |
7 | 0.665 | 0.513 | 0.452 | 0.376 | 0.279 |
8 | 0.627 | 0.467 | 0.404 | 0.327 | 0.233 |
9 | 0.592 | 0.424 | 0.361 | 0.284 | 0.194 |
10 | 0.558 | 0.386 | 0.322 | 0.247 | 0.162 |
Each product requires an investment of $281,000. A rate of 15% has been selected for the net present value analysis.
Required:
1a. Compute the cash payback period for each project.
Cash Payback Period | |
Canadian Cycling | 2 years |
European Hiking | 2 years |
1b. Compute the net present value. Use the present value of $1 table presented above. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value.
Canadian Cycling | European Hiking | |||
Present value of net cash flow total | $ | $ | ||
Amount to be invested | ||||
Net present value | $ | $ |
2. All of the following are true regarding the two products except:
If funds are unlimited, only the Canadian Cycling product is acceptable to pursue.
Both products offer the same total net cash flows.
Because of the timing of the receipt of the net cash flows, the Canadian Cycling magazine offers a higher net present value.
Both products offer the same cash payback period.
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Year | Canadian Cycling | European Hiking | |||||
Amount | PVF15% | PV | PVF15% | PV | |||
1 | $ 155,000 | 0.870 | $ 134,850 | $ 129,000 | 0.870 | $ 112,230 | |
2 | $ 126,000 | 0.756 | $ 95,256 | $ 152,000 | 0.756 | $ 114,912 | |
3 | $ 109,000 | 0.658 | $ 71,722 | $ 104,000 | 0.658 | $ 68,432 | |
4 | $ 99,000 | 0.572 | $ 56,628 | $ 73,000 | 0.572 | $ 41,756 | |
5 | $ 31,000 | 0.497 | $ 15,407 | $ 62,000 | 0.497 | $ 30,814 | |
Present Value of Net Cash Flow | $ 373,863 | $ 368,144 | |||||
Investment | $ 281,000 | $ 281,000 | |||||
Net Present Value | $ 92,863 | $ 87,144 | |||||
2. All of the following are true regarding the two products except: | |||||||
If funds are unlimited, only the Canadian Cycling product is acceptable to pursue. | |||||||