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-If the Cost of Goods decreases and all other factors remain the same then: NPV

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-If the Cost of Goods decreases and all other factors remain the same then:

NPV will remain the same

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NPV will increase (Explain why this is the correct answer)

NPV will decrease

-Milson Company is considering the purchase of ABC Company at a price of $190,000. If Milson makes the acquisition, its after tax cash flows will increase by $30,000 per year and remain at this new level forever. If the company MARR is 15%, should Milson buy ABC Company?

Yes, because the NPV = $30,000

Yes, because the NPV = $200,000

Yes, because the NPV = $10,000 (explain why this is the correct answer)

No, because NPV < 0

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-Consider a project with an initial outflow at time 0 and positive cash flows in all subsequent years. As the discount rate (MARR) is increased then

IRR remains constant while the NPV decreases (explain why this is the correct answer).

IRR increases while the NPV remains constant

IRR decrease while the NPV decreases

IRR remains constant while the NPV increases

IRR decreases while the NPV remains constant

NPV will remain the same

Not enough information

NPV will increase (Explain why this is the correct answer)

NPV will decrease

Explanation / Answer

1. If the Cost of Goods decreases and all other factors remain the same then NPV will increase. Cost of goods sold (COGS) is considered as an expense in the income statement. So, if expenses are going down it means our cash outflow is decreasing.

NPV = Present value of cash inflow - Present value of cash outflow.

Lets take an example if there are two scenarios A and B. In Scenario A the Present value of cash inflow is $1000 and present value of cash outflow is $800. In scenario B Present value of cash inflow is $1000 and present value of cash outflow is $600.

The NPV in Scenario A is $200

In Scenario B NPV is $400.

What happened here? The NPV increased.

2. PV for an infinite cash flow = cash flow/i

here the cash flow is 30,000

and i is the rate of return which is 15%.

30,000/0.15 = 2,00,000

NPV = PV of cash inflow - PV of cash outflow

NPV = 2,00,000-1,90,000 = $10,000

3. IRR is the rate that makes the NPV equal to zero IRR will remain constant because it does not depend upon discount rate.

NPV is the present value of the cashinflows minus outflows for a project, if the discount rate is increased then NPV will decrease.

Take the example

Cash inflow = 1,00,000 for 5 years

Cash outflow = 10,000

if rate of return is 10% the NPV =369079

if rate of return is 20%=289061

if rate of return is 30% =233557

So NPV is decreasing while IRR will remain constant.