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You are offered an investment with returns of $ 2,847 in year 1, $ 4,914 in year 2, and $ 3,048 in year 3. The investment will cost you $ 7,014 today. If the appropriate Cost of Capital (quoted interest rate) is 9.1 %, 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 = 1.30
Year | Project Cash Flows (i) | DF@ 9.1% | DF@ 9.1% (ii) | PV of Project A ( (i) * (ii) ) |
1 | 2847 | 1/((1+9.1%)^1) | 0.917 | 2,609.53 |
2 | 4914 | 1/((1+9.1%)^2) | 0.840 | 4,128.44 |
3 | 3048 | 1/((1+9.1%)^3) | 0.770 | 2,347.15 |
PV | 9,085.12 | |||
Total of PV of Cash Inflows | 9085.12 | |||
Cash Outflows | 7014 | |||
Profitability Index = | 1.30 | |||
Present value of cash Inflow / Initial Investment (Cash Outflows) | (9085.12 / 7014) |