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3 mutually exclusive projects with a cost of capital of 14% Project X Project Y

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Question

3 mutually exclusive projects with a cost of capital of 14%

Project X                      Project Y                      Project Z

Initial investment           $78,000                         $52,000                         $66,000

Year                                                                 Cash Inflows                                   

1                                  $17,000                         $28,000                         $15,000

2                                  $25,000                         $38,000                         $15,000

3                                  $33,000                                                             $15,000

4                                  $41,000                                                             $15,000

5                                                                                                          $15,000

6                                                                                                          $15,000

7                                                                                                          $15,000

8                                                                                                          $15,000

a.) Calculate the NPV for each project & rank them in descending order based on NPV

b.) Calculate & Rank them according to ANPV

c.) Which project would you implement based on ANPV?

Explanation / Answer

Cash flow Present Value Of Cash Flow Projet X Project Y ProjectZ Discount Factor 14% Projet X Project Y ProjectZ 0 -78000 -52000 -66000 1.0000 -78000 -52000 -66000 1 17000 28000 15000 0.8772 14912.3 24561.4 13157.9 2 25000 38000 15000 0.7695 19236.7 29239.8 11542.0 3 33000 15000 0.6750 22274.1 0.0 10124.6 4 41000 15000 0.5921 24275.3 0.0 8881.2 5 15000 0.5194 0.0 0.0 7790.5 6 15000 0.4556 0.0 0.0 6833.8 7 15000 0.3996 0.0 0.0 5994.6 8 15000 0.3506 0.0 0.0 5258.4 NPV for each project 2698.32 1801.17 3582.96 Rank 2 3 1 Annuity Factor 2.9137 1.6467 4.6389 ANPV NPV/Annuity Factor 926.1 1093.8 772.4 Which project would you implement based on ANPV Project Y Higher ANPV