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AMC has just signed a contract. The contract requires an initial investment of $5 million, and creates positive cash flows of $2 million one year from today, $1.5 million two years from today, and $2.5 million three years from today. What is the value of this contract AMC can earn 9 percent on its money?
Present value of inflows=cash inflow*Present value of discounting factor(rate%,time period)
=2/1.09+1.5/1.09^2+2.5/1.09^3
=$5.03 million(Approx)
NPV=Present value of inflows-Present value of outflows
=5.03-5
=$0.03 million(or $27841.08 approx)=value of contract