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Exercise 11-11 Comparison of Projects Using Net Present Value [LO11-2]
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 Labeau Products, Ltd., of Perth, Australia, has $28,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses for the funds as follows:  | 
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Invest in Project X  | 
Invest in Project Y  | 
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| Investment required | $ | 28,000 | $ | 28,000 | 
| Annual cash inflows | $ | 8,000 | ||
| Single cash inflow at the end of 6 years | $ | 65,000 | ||
| Life of the project | 6 years | 6 years | ||
| The company’s discount rate is 16%. | 
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 Click here to view Exhibit 11B-1 and Exhibit 11B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.  | 
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 Determine the net present values.  | 
| b. | Which alternative would you recommend that the company accept? | ||||
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| Statement showing Cash flows | Project X | Project Y | ||||
| Particulars | Time | PVf 16% | Amount | PV | ||
| Cash Outflows | - | 1.00 | (28,000.00) | (28,000.00) | (28,000.00) | (28,000.00) | 
| PV of Cash outflows = PVCO | (28,000.00) | (28,000.00) | ||||
| Cash inflows | 1.00 | 0.8621 | 8,000.00 | 6,896.55 | - | |
| Cash inflows | 2.00 | 0.7432 | 8,000.00 | 5,945.30 | - | |
| Cash inflows | 3.00 | 0.6407 | 8,000.00 | 5,125.26 | - | |
| Cash inflows | 4.00 | 0.5523 | 8,000.00 | 4,418.33 | - | |
| Cash inflows | 5.00 | 0.4761 | 8,000.00 | 3,808.90 | - | |
| Cash inflows | 6.00 | 0.4104 | 8,000.00 | 3,283.54 | 65,000.00 | 26,678.75 | 
| PV of Cash Inflows =PVCI | 29,477.89 | 26,678.75 | ||||
| NPV= PVCI - PVCO | 1,477.89 | (1,321.25) | ||||
| b Project X since it has positive NPV | ||||||