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Consider the following cash flows for two mutually exclusive capital investment projects. The required rate of return is 16%. Use this information for the next 3 questions. Year Project A Cash Flow Project B Cash Flow 0 ($50,000) ($20,000) 1 15,000 6,000 2 15,000 6,000 3 15,000 6,000 4 13,500 5,400 5 13,500 5,400 6 6,750 5,400 Calculate the net present value of project A.
Answers:
a.342.28 b.1564.25 c.1245.11 d. 2709.21 e. 3802
Ans a. $ 342.28
Year | Project Cash Flows (i) | DF@ 16% | DF@ 16% (ii) | PV of Project ( (i) * (ii) ) |
0 | -50000 | 1 | 1 | (50,000.00) |
1 | 15000 | 1/((1+16%)^1) | 0.862069 | 12,931.03 |
2 | 15000 | 1/((1+16%)^2) | 0.743163 | 11,147.44 |
3 | 15000 | 1/((1+16%)^3) | 0.640658 | 9,609.87 |
4 | 13500 | 1/((1+16%)^4) | 0.552291 | 7,455.93 |
5 | 13500 | 1/((1+16%)^5) | 0.476113 | 6,427.53 |
6 | 6750 | 1/((1+16%)^6) | 0.410442 | 2,770.49 |
NPV | 342.28 | |||