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Net present value. Independent projects Using a 14% cost of capital, calculate the net present value for each of the independent projects shown in the following table, and indicate whether each is acceptable. |
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Project A | Project B | Project C | Project D | Project E | |||||||||
Initial investment | $26,000 | $500,000 | $170,000 | $950,000 | $80,000 | ||||||||
Year | Cash inflows | ||||||||||||
1 | $4,000 | $100,000 | $20,000 | $230,000 | $ 0 | ||||||||
2 | 4,000 | 120,000 | 19,000 | 230,000 | 0 | ||||||||
3 | 4,000 | 140,000 | 18,000 | 230,000 | 0 | ||||||||
4 | 4,000 | 160,000 | 17,000 | 230,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||
5 | 4,000 | 180,000 | 16,000 | 230,000 | 30,000 | ||||||||
6 | 4,000 | 200,000 | 15,000 | 230,000 | 0 | ||||||||
7 | 4,000 | 14,000 | 230,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
8 | 4,000 | 13,000 | 230,000 | 60,000 | |||||||||
9 | 4,000 | 12,000 | 70,000 | ||||||||||
10 | 4,000 | 11,000 |
Project D | |||||||||||||
Discount rate | 14% | ||||||||||||
Number of years | 8 | ||||||||||||
CF0 | -$950,000 | ||||||||||||
CF1-8 | $230,000 | ||||||||||||
PV of cash inflows | |||||||||||||
NPV of project D | |||||||||||||
The project will be | |||||||||||||
Project E | |||||||||||||
Discount rate | 14% | ||||||||||||
CF0 | -$80,000 | ||||||||||||
CF1 | $ 0 | ||||||||||||
CF2 | $ 0 | ||||||||||||
CF3 | $ 0 | ||||||||||||
CF4 | $20,000 | ||||||||||||
CF5 | $30,000 | ||||||||||||
CF6 | $ 0 | ||||||||||||
CF7 | $50,000 | ||||||||||||
CF8 | $60,000 | ||||||||||||
CF9 | $70,000 | ||||||||||||
PV of cash inflows | |||||||||||||
NPV of project E | |||||||||||||
The project will be |
Only Project D and E is acceptable as its npv is positive
please ask if any query. Only Project D and E is acceptable as its npv is positive