Bellinger Industries is considering two projects for inclusion in its capital budget, and you have been asked to do the analysis. Both projects' after-tax cash flows are shown on the time line below. Depreciation, salvage values, net operating working capital requirements, and tax effects are all included in these cash flows. Both projects have 4-year lives, and they have risk characteristics similar to the firm's average project. Bellinger's WACC is 12%.
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Project A | -900 | 650 | 365 | 260 | 310 | |||||
Project B | -900 | 250 | 300 | 410 | 760 |
What is Project A's payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places.
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What is Project A's discounted payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places.
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What is Project B's payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places.
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What is Project B's discounted payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places.
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Project A | ||
Year | Cash flow stream | Cumulative cash flow |
0 | -900 | -900 |
1 | 650 | -250 |
2 | 365 | 115 |
3 | 260 | 375 |
4 | 310 | 685 |
Payback period is the time by which undiscounted cashflow cover the intial investment outlay | ||
this is happening between year 1 and 2 | ||
therefore by interpolation payback period = 1 + (0-(-250))/(115-(-250)) | ||
1.6849 Years | ||
Project A | ||
Year | Cash flow stream | Cumulative cash flow |
0 | -900 | -900 |
1 | 650 | -250 |
2 | 365 | 115 |
3 | 260 | 375 |
4 | 31000.00% | 685 |
Discounted payback period is the time by which discounted cashflow cover the intial investment outlay | ||
this is happening between year 2 and 3 | ||
therefore by interpolation payback period = 2 + (0-(-28.67))/(156.4-(-28.67)) | ||
2.1549 Years | ||
Where | ||
Discounting factor =(1 + discount rate)^(corresponding year) | ||
Discounted Cashflow=Cash flow stream/discounting factor |
Project B | ||
Year | Cash flow stream | Cumulative cash flow |
0 | -900 | -900 |
1 | 250 | -650 |
2 | 300 | -350 |
3 | 410 | 60 |
4 | 760 | 820 |
Payback period is the time by which undiscounted cashflow cover the intial investment outlay | ||
this is happening between year 2 and 3 | ||
therefore by interpolation payback period = 2 + (0-(-350))/(60-(-350)) | ||
2.8537 Years | ||
Project B | ||
Year | Cash flow stream | Cumulative cash flow |
0 | -900 | -900 |
1 | 250 | -650 |
2 | 300 | -350 |
3 | 410 | 60 |
4 | 76000.00% | 820 |
Discounted payback period is the time by which discounted cashflow cover the intial investment outlay | ||
this is happening between year 3 and 4 | ||
therefore by interpolation payback period = 3 + (0-(-145.8))/(337.2-(-145.8)) | ||
3.3019 Years | ||
Where | ||
Discounting factor =(1 + discount rate)^(corresponding year) | ||
Discounted Cashflow=Cash flow stream/discounting factor |
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