Suppose you are evaluating a project with the expected future cash inflows shown in the following table. Your boss has asked you to calculate the project’s net present value (NPV). You don’t know the project’s initial cost, but you do know the project’s regular, or conventional, payback period is 2.50 years.
Year |
Cash Flow |
---|---|
Year 1 | $275,000 |
Year 2 | $425,000 |
Year 3 | $475,000 |
Year 4 | $450,000 |
If the project’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 10%, the project’s NPV (rounded to the nearest dollar) is:
$344,369
$393,564
$327,970
$377,165
Which of the following statements indicate a disadvantage of using the regular payback period (not the discounted payback period) for capital budgeting decisions? Check all that apply.
The payback period does not take the time value of money into account.
The payback period is calculated using net income instead of cash flows.
The payback period does not take the project’s entire life into account.
Initial cost= $275,000 + $425,000 + $475,000/2
= $275,000 + $425,000 + $237,500
= $937,500
Net present value is solved using a financial calculator. The steps to solve on the financial calculator:
Net Present value of cash flows at 10% weighted average cost of capital is $327,970.25.
Therefore, the answer is option c.
The disadvantage of regular payback method is that the payback method does not take the time value of money into account.
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