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For each example, calculate the present value, or net present value, of the future amount(s) to support your answer and show your work using either factors (pp. 219 & 221 in the text), an Excel spreadsheet with the Excel PV or NPV functions or the equations, such as PV = FV / (1+Interest Rate)Time.
Payments= 26200
Tenor= 5
Interest= 5%
Present value= future value/ (1+ interest rate)^time
= 26200/ (1+0.05)^5
=20528.39
As the present value of the future payment is higher than the present cost, he can accept the project.
Year (n) |
Cash Flow |
working (r= 5%) |
Discount factor = 1/(1+r)^n |
Discounted cash Flow= Cash flow * discount value |
1 |
4,600 |
1/ (1+0.05)^1 |
0.95 |
$ 4,380.95 |
2 |
4,600 |
1/ (1+0.05)^2 |
0.91 |
$ 4,172.34 |
3 |
4,600 |
1/ (1+0.05)^3 |
0.86 |
$ 3,973.65 |
4 |
4,600 |
1/ (1+0.05)^4 |
0.82 |
$ 3,784.43 |
5 |
5,500 |
1/ (1+0.05)^5 |
0.78 |
$ 4,309.39 |
Total |
$ 20,620.77 |
Net Present Value = Total Cash Inflows from Investments – Cost of Investments |
PV= 20620.77 -20000 |
NPV= $ 620.77 |
Here also, the present value of the future payments,$ 20620, is greater than its initial cost. Nut this is a better offer than the above one because, firstly the return is more and here there is a constant inflow of cash which will be beneficial to the project.
For infinite cash flow, present value = cash flow/ interest rate
= 1900/ 0.05
= 38000
So the present value of this infinite annual payments is $38000. Which is a much higher amount than $20000
They make a profit of $18000.
So he can accept this project.