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1) Muncy, Inc., is looking to add a new machine at a cost of $4,133,250. The com

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Question

1) Muncy, Inc., is looking to add a new machine at a cost of $4,133,250. The company expects this equipment will lead to cash flows of $819,322, $863,275, $937,250, $1,018,610, $1,212,960, and $1,225,000 over the next six years. If the appropriate discount rate is 15 percent, what is the NPV of this investment.

2) McKenna Sports Authority is getting ready to produce a new line of gold clubs by investing $1.85 million. The investment will result in additional cash flows of $525,000, $812,500, and $1,245,000 over the next three years. What is the payback period for this project?

Explanation / Answer

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Payback is between 2 and 3 years as seen from above table.

Payback = 2 + |-512500|/1245000 = 2.41 years

Year Cash Flow 1.15^t Discounted CF 0 (4,133,250.00) 1 (4,133,250.00) 1         819,322.00 1.15         712,453.91 2         863,275.00 1.3225         652,759.92 3         937,250.00 1.520875         616,257.09 4      1,018,610.00 1.7490063         582,393.57 5      1,212,960.00 2.0113572         603,055.49 6      1,225,000.00 2.3130608         529,601.30 NPV -436,728.70