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A firm with a 13 percent cost of capital is considering a
project for this year’s capital budget. The project’s expected
after-tax cash flows are as follows:
Year: |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Cash flow: |
-$8,000 |
$3,100 |
$3,000 |
$2,700 |
$3,900 |
Calculate the project’s discounted payback
period.
a. |
3.50 years |
|
b. |
4.00 years |
|
c. |
3.43 years |
|
d. |
3.57 years |
|
e. |
3.00 years |
Ans c) 3.43 years
Year | Project Cash Flows (i) | DF@ 13% (ii) | PV of Project A ( (i) * (ii) ) | Cumulative Cash Flow | |
0 | -8000 | 1 | (8,000.00) | (8,000.00) | |
1 | 3100 | 0.885 | 2,743.36 | (5,256.64) | |
2 | 3000 | 0.783 | 2,349.44 | (2,907.20) | |
3 | 2700 | 0.693 | 1,871.24 | (1,035.96) | |
4 | 3900 | 0.613 | 2,391.94 | 1,355.98 | |
NPV | 1,355.98 | ||||
Discounted Payback Period = | 3 years + 1035.96 / 2391.94 | ||||
3.43 years |