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(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) The following data pertain to an investme

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Question

(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) The following data pertain to an investment proposal:

Cost of the investment........................................... $20,000
Annual cost savings.............................................. $5,000
Estimated salvage value......................................... $1,000
Life of the project................................................... 8 years
Discount rate....................................................... 16%

The net present value of the proposed investment is:

a. $1,720
b. $6,064
c. $2,154
d. $2,025

Explanation / Answer

NPV =-$20,000 +$5,000 /1.16+$5,000 /1.16^2 ....$5,000 /1.16^7 +$6,000 /1.16^8 =$2,024.98 d. $2,025