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swf is considering a project that is expected to generate real cash flows of $10 million at the end of each year for 5 years. the intial outlay/investment required is $25 million. a nominal discount rate of 9.2% is appropriate for the risk level. inflation is 5% 1. you are company's financial analyst. the CFO has asked you to calculate the NPV using a schedule of future nominal cash flows. 2. justify the NPV will remain the same while rearranging for inflation and real cash flows calculations.
NPV using Nominal Cash Flows | NPV using Real Cash Flows | ||||||||
Years | Real Cash Flows | Nominal CF | PVF @9.25% | Amount | Years | Real Cash Flows | PVF @4.05% | Amount | |
A | B=A*(1+Inf)^N | C | B*C | A | C | B*C | |||
Year 0 | -25 | -25 | 1.000 | -25.00 | Year 0 | -25 | 1.000 | -25.00 | |
Year 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.915 | 9.61 | Year 1 | 10 | 0.961 | 9.61 | |
Year 2 | 10 | 11 | 0.838 | 9.24 | Year 2 | 10 | 0.924 | 9.24 | |
Year 3 | 10 | 12 | 0.767 | 8.88 | Year 3 | 10 | 0.888 | 8.88 | |
Year 4 | 10 | 12 | 0.702 | 8.53 | Year 4 | 10 | 0.853 | 8.53 | |
Year 5 | 10 | 13 | 0.643 | 8.20 | Year 5 | 10 | 0.820 | 8.20 | |
NPV | 19.46 | NPV | 19.46 |
Real Discount Factor = (1+Nominal Discount Factor) / (1+ Inflation) -1
=(1.0925)/(1.05) -1 => 4.05%
NPV is same in both analysis using either type of cash flows.
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