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Year Cash Flow 0 $7,600 1 1,900 2 2,900 3 2,300 4 1,700 Year Cash Flow (A) Cash

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Question

Year

Cash Flow

0

$7,600

1

    1,900

2

    2,900

3

    2,300

4

    1,700

Year

Cash Flow (A)

Cash Flow (B)

0

$45,000

$  55,000

1

    16,000

      13,000

2

    21,000

      15,000

3

    15,000

      24,000

4

      9,000

    255,000

2. Calculating Discounted Payback [An investment project has annual cash inflows of $2,800, $3,700, $5,100, and $4,300, for the next four years, respectively. The discount rate is 14 percent. What is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost is $5,200? What if the initial cost is $5,400? What if it is $10,400

Year

Cash Flow

0

$7,600

1

    1,900

2

    2,900

3

    2,300

4

    1,700

Explanation / Answer

Discounted PBP Time Amount PVf@14% PV Cumulative                                                                                       -          (5,200.00)                      1.00                           (5,200.00)                           (5,200.00)                                                                                  1.00          2,800.00                 0.8772                              2,456.14                           (2,743.86)                                                                                  2.00          3,700.00                 0.7695                              2,847.03                                 103.17                                                                                  3.00          5,100.00                 0.6750                              3,442.35                              3,545.52                                                                                  4.00          4,300.00                 0.5921                              2,545.95                              6,091.47 PBP = 1 + 2,743.86/2,847.03 PBP = 1.96 Years Discounted PBP Time Amount PVf@14% PV Cumulative                                                                                       -          (5,400.00)                      1.00                           (5,400.00)                           (5,400.00)                                                                                  1.00          2,800.00                 0.8772                              2,456.14                           (2,943.86)                                                                                  2.00          3,700.00                 0.7695                              2,847.03                                 (96.83)                                                                                  3.00          5,100.00                 0.6750                              3,442.35                              3,345.52                                                                                  4.00          4,300.00                 0.5921                              2,545.95                              5,891.47 PBP = 2 + 96.83/3442.35 PBP = 2.03 Years Discounted PBP Time Amount PVf@14% PV Cumulative                                                                                       -        (10,400.00)                      1.00                         (10,400.00)                         (10,400.00)                                                                                  1.00          2,800.00                 0.8772                              2,456.14                           (7,943.86)                                                                                  2.00          3,700.00                 0.7695                              2,847.03                           (5,096.83)                                                                                  3.00          5,100.00                 0.6750                              3,442.35                           (1,654.48)                                                                                  4.00          4,300.00                 0.5921                              2,545.95                                 891.47 PBP = 3 + 1,654.48/2,545.95 PBP = 3.65 Years