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You want to invest in a project in Winterland. The project has an initial cost of WM1,040,000 and is expected to produce cash inflows of WM446,000 a year for three years. The project will be worthless after three years. The expected inflation rate in Winterland is 3.7 percent while it is 2.6 percent in the U.S. The applicable interest rate in Winterland is 6.25 percent. The current spot rate is WM1 = US$.87. What is the net present value of this project in U.S. dollars using the foreign currency approach? (Find the NPV in WDM, then convert to US$ using the spot rate) $17,591.43 $15,410.28 $12,760.33 $13,733.66 $14,094.72
Calculation of NPV | ||||||||
6.25% | ||||||||
Year | Captial | Operating cash | Annual Cash flow | PV factor | Present values | |||
0 | (1,040,000) | (1,040,000) | 1.000 | (1,040,000) | ||||
1 | 446,000 | 446,000 | 0.941 | 419,765 | ||||
2 | 446,000 | 446,000 | 0.886 | 395,073 | ||||
3 | 446,000 | 446,000 | 0.834 | 371,833 | ||||
Net Present Value | 146,670 | |||||||
Conversion rate | 0.870 | |||||||
NPV in USD | 146,670*0.87 | |||||||
NPV in USD | 127,603 | |||||||
So option C is correct |