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A company has 2 investment opportunities with the following cash flows:
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Investment A $1,500 $1,250 $1,800
Investment B $1,500 $1,500 $1,500
If a company can earn 5% in other investments, what is the present value of investments A and B?
Investment A = $4,084.50 Investment B = $4,117.20
Investment A = $4,084.50 Investment B = $4,084.50
Investment A = $4,117.20 Investment B = $4,084.50
Investment A = $4,275 Investment B = $3,858.18
Ans Investment A = $4,117.20 Investment B = $4,084.50
| INVESTMENT A | ||||
| Year | Project Cash Flows (i) | DF@ 5% | DF@ 5% (ii) | PV of Project ( (i) * (ii) ) |
| 1 | 1500 | 1/((1+5%)^1) | 0.952 | 1,428.57 |
| 2 | 1250 | 1/((1+5%)^2) | 0.907 | 1,133.79 |
| 3 | 1800 | 1/((1+5%)^3) | 0.864 | 1,554.91 |
| PV | 4,117.27 | |||
| INVESTMENT B | ||||
| Year | Project Cash Flows (i) | DF@ 5% | DF@ 5% (ii) | PV of Project ( (i) * (ii) ) |
| 1 | 1500 | 1/((1+5%)^1) | 0.952 | 1,428.57 |
| 2 | 1500 | 1/((1+5%)^2) | 0.907 | 1,360.54 |
| 3 | 1500 | 1/((1+5%)^3) | 0.864 | 1,295.76 |
| PV | 4,084.50 | |||