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You are offered an investment with returns of $ 1,752 in year 1, $ 4,823 in year 2, and $ 5,748 in year 3. The investment will cost you $ 6,757 today. If the appropriate Cost of Capital (quoted interest rate) is 7.9 %, what is the Profitability Index of the investment? Enter your answer to the nearest .01. Do not use the $ sign or commas in your answer. If the NPV is negative, use the - sign.
Ans Profitability Index of the investment = 1.53
Year | Project Cash Flows (i) | DF@ 7.9% | DF@ 7.9% (ii) | PV of Project A ( (i) * (ii) ) |
1 | 1752 | 1/((1+7.9%)^1) | 0.927 | 1,623.73 |
2 | 4823 | 1/((1+7.9%)^2) | 0.859 | 4,142.61 |
3 | 5748 | 1/((1+7.9%)^3) | 0.796 | 4,575.65 |
PV | 10,341.98 | |||
Total of PV of Cash Inflows | 10341.98 | |||
Cash Outflows | 6757 | |||
Profitability Index = | 1.53 | |||
Present value of cash Inflow / Initial Investment (Cash Outflows) | (10341.98/ 6757) | |||