Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

Exercise 11-11 Comparison of Projects Using Net Present Value [LO11-2] Labeau Pr

ID: 2528476 • Letter: E

Question

Exercise 11-11 Comparison of Projects Using Net Present Value [LO11-2]

Labeau Products, Ltd., of Perth, Australia, has $28,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses for the funds as follows:

  

  

   

Click here to view Exhibit 11B-1 and Exhibit 11B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

    

Determine the net present values.

     

Labeau Products, Ltd., of Perth, Australia, has $28,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses for the funds as follows:

Explanation / Answer

Statement showing Cash flows Project X Project Y Particulars Time PVf 16% Amount PV Cash Outflows                                -                        1.00         (28,000.00)         (28,000.00)         (28,000.00)         (28,000.00) PV of Cash outflows = PVCO         (28,000.00)         (28,000.00) Cash inflows                            1.00                  0.8621              8,000.00              6,896.55                           -   Cash inflows                            2.00                  0.7432              8,000.00              5,945.30                           -   Cash inflows                            3.00                  0.6407              8,000.00              5,125.26                           -   Cash inflows                            4.00                  0.5523              8,000.00              4,418.33                           -   Cash inflows                            5.00                  0.4761              8,000.00              3,808.90                           -   Cash inflows                            6.00                  0.4104              8,000.00              3,283.54            65,000.00            26,678.75 PV of Cash Inflows =PVCI            29,477.89            26,678.75 NPV= PVCI - PVCO              1,477.89            (1,321.25) b Project X since it has positive NPV