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You are given three investment alternatives to analyze. The cash flows from these three investments are as follows:
End of Year A B C
1 $3,000 $3,000 $4,000
2 4,000 3,000 4,000
3 5,000 3,000 (4,000)
4 -6,000 3,000 (4,000)
5 6,000 7,000 14,000
What is the present value of each of these three investments if the appropriate discount rate is 14 percent?
a. What is the present value of investment A at an annual discount rate of 14 percent?
Investment A:
Year | Cash flow | × factor@ 14.00% | Present value |
0 | $ 3,000.00 | 1.0000 | $ 3,000.00 |
1 | $ 4,000.00 | 0.8772 | $ 3,508.77 |
2 | $ 5,000.00 | 0.7695 | $ 3,847.34 |
3 | $ (6,000.00) | 0.6750 | $ (4,049.83) |
4 | $ 6,000.00 | 0.5921 | $ 3,552.48 |
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PV | 2.9137 | $ 9,858.76 |
present value of investment A is $9,858.76
Investment B:
Year | Cash flow | × factor@ 14.00% | Present value |
0 | $ 3,000.00 | 1.0000 | $ 3,000.00 |
1 | $ 3,000.00 | 0.8772 | $ 2,631.58 |
2 | $ 3,000.00 | 0.7695 | $ 2,308.40 |
3 | $ 3,000.00 | 0.6750 | $ 2,024.91 |
4 | $ 7,000.00 | 0.5921 | $ 4,144.56 |
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PV | 2.9137 | $ 14,109.46 |
Present value of B is $14,109.46
Investment C:
Year | Cash flow | × factor@ 14.00% | Present value |
0 | $ 4,000.00 | 1.0000 | $ 4,000.00 |
1 | $ 4,000.00 | 0.8772 | $ 3,508.77 |
2 | $ (4,000.00) | 0.7695 | $ (3,077.87) |
3 | $ (4,000.00) | 0.6750 | $ (2,699.89) |
4 | $ 14,000.00 | 0.5921 | $ 8,289.12 |
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NPV | 2.9137 | $ 10,020.14 |
Present value of investment C is $10,020.14
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