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Here are the cash-flow forecasts for two mutually exclusive projects: a-1. What

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Here are the cash-flow forecasts for two mutually exclusive projects:

a-1. What is the NPV of each project if the opportunity cost of capital is 5%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

a-2. Which project would you choose?

Project A

Project B

b-1. What is the NPV of each project if the opportunity cost of capital is 12%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b-2. Which would you choose?

Project A

Project B

Cash Flows (dollars) Year Project A Project B 0 118 118 1 48 67 2 68 67 3 88 67

Explanation / Answer


a

a1

Project A

NPV = $65.41

Discount rate = R =

5.00%

Present Values (PV)

Year

Cash flows

Discount factor or PV factors = Df = 1/(1+R)^Year

PV of cash flows = Cash flows x Df

0

-118.00

1.000000

-118.0000

1

48.00

0.952381

45.7143

2

68.00

0.907029

61.6780

3

88.00

0.863838

76.0177

Total of PV = NPV =

$65.41

Project B

NPV = $64.46

Discount rate = R =

5.00%

Present Values (PV)

Year

Cash flows

Discount factor or PV factors = Df = 1/(1+R)^Year

PV of cash flows = Cash flows x Df

0

-118.00

1.000000

-118.0000

1

67.00

0.952381

63.8095

2

67.00

0.907029

60.7710

3

67.00

0.863838

57.8771

Total of Present values = NPV =

                                 $64.46

a2

Choose --- Project A

We should choose project with Highest NPV

Hence, Project A is the choice here because it has higher NPV than Project B

b

b1

Project A

NPV = $41.70

Discount rate = R =

12.00%

Present Values (PV)

Year

Cash flows

Discount factor or PV factors = Df = 1/(1+R)^Year

PV of cash flows = Cash flows x Df

0

-118.00

1.000000

-118.0000

1

48.00

0.892857

42.8571

2

68.00

0.797194

54.2092

3

88.00

0.711780

62.6367

Total of PV = NPV =

$41.70

Project B

NPV = $42.92

Discount rate = R =

12.00%

Present Values (PV)

Year

Cash flows

Discount factor or PV factors = Df = 1/(1+R)^Year

PV of cash flows = Cash flows x Df

0

-118.00

1.000000

-118.0000

1

67.00

0.892857

59.8214

2

67.00

0.797194

53.4120

3

67.00

0.711780

47.6893

Total of Present values = NPV =

                                 $42.92

b2

Choose ----- Project B

We should choose project with Highest NPV

Hence, Project B is the choice here because it has higher NPV than Project A

Discount rate = R =

5.00%

Present Values (PV)

Year

Cash flows

Discount factor or PV factors = Df = 1/(1+R)^Year

PV of cash flows = Cash flows x Df

0

-118.00

1.000000

-118.0000

1

48.00

0.952381

45.7143

2

68.00

0.907029

61.6780

3

88.00

0.863838

76.0177

Total of PV = NPV =

$65.41

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