#2 An investment under consideration has a payback of six years and a cost of $573,000....
23. Payback and NPV An investment under consideration has a payback of seven years and a cost of $537,000. If the required return is 12 percent, what is the worst-case NPV? The best-case NPV? Explain. Assume the cash flows are conventional.
An investment under consideration has a payback of six years and a cost of $872,000. Assume the cash flows are conventional. If the required return is 12 percent, what is the worst-case NPV? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Worst-case NPV $0
An investment under consideration has a payback of seven years and a cost of $685,000. Assume the cash flows are conventional. If the required return is 11 percent, what is the worst-case NPV? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
#1 Questions a) to e) refer to two projects with the following cash flows: Year Project B Project A -$200 -$200 80 100 100 100 a) If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, which of these projects is worth pursuing? Explain. b) Suppose that you can choose only one of these projects. Which would you choose? The discount rate is still 10%. Justify your reasoning. c) Which project would you choose if the opportunity cost of capital were 16%?...
Payback and NPV Neil Corporation has three projects under consideration. The cash flows for each of them are shown in the following table: D. The firm has a cost of capital of 16%. a. Calculate each project's payback period. Which project is preferred according to this method? b. Calculate each project's net present value (NPV). Which project is preferred according to this method? c. Comment on your findings in parts a and b, and recommend the best project. Explain your...
A project under consideration costs $400,000, has a five-year life and has no salvage value. Depreciation is straight-line to zero. The firm has made the following projections related to this project Base Case Upper Lower Bound Bound 2,625 $294 $126 $273,000 Unit Sales Price Per Unit Variable Cost Per Unit Fixed Costs 2,500 $280 $120 $260,000 2,375 $266 $114 $247,000 The required return is 10 percent and the tax rate is 30 percent. No additional investment in net working capital...
An investment project costs $18,000 and has annual cash flows of $3,600 for six years. a. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is zero percent? b. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 5 percent? c. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 19 percent?
An investment project costs $18,500 and has annual cash flows of $4,400 for six years. Required : (a) What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is zero percent? (b) What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 4 percent? (c) What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 19 percent?
An investment project costs $15,800 and has annual cash flows of $3,300 for six years. a. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is zero percent? b. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 4 percent? c. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 20 percent?
An investment project costs $14,600 and has annual cash flows of $3,700 for six years. a. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is zero percent? b. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 5 percent? c. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 19 percent?