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2. A project has the following cash flows C 0 C 1 C 2 C 3 ($1000) $300 $400 $600

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Question

2. A project has the following cash flows

            C0                    C1                    C2                    C3       

                               ($1000)             $300                $400                $600

What is the project’s payback period?

Year

0

1

2

3

Cash Flow

($1000)

$300

$400

$600

Cumulative

($1000)

($700)

($300)

300

a. Calculate the projects NPV at 10%.

b. Calculate the project’s PI at 10%.

c. Calculate an IRR for the project in question 2

How would you answer a,b, and c in excel? I am getting 2,054.09 for NPV and not sure if that is correct.

Year

0

1

2

3

Cash Flow

($1000)

$300

$400

$600

Cumulative

($1000)

($700)

($300)

300

Explanation / Answer


Year

Cash flows = CF

Df = 1/(1+10%)^Year

Present Value = CF x Df

0

-1,000.00

1.000000

-1,000.00

1

300.00

0.909091

272.7273

2

400.00

0.826446

330.5785

3

600.00

0.751315

450.7889

Total PV = NPV =

54.09

NPV = 54.09

PI or BC = PV of Cash Inflows / Investment = (272.7273+330.5785+450.7889)/1000 = 1.05

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NPV of discrete cash flows has to be done manually there is no excel formula, we can used excel to make tables and used formula at each node.

(I think you are adding initial investment to total PV of inflows = (272.7273+330.5785+450.7889) + 1000 = 2054.09 which is not correct… Do this = (272.7273+330.5785+450.7889) - 1000

Year

Cash flows = CF

Df = 1/(1+10%)^Year

Present Value = CF x Df

0

-1,000.00

1.000000

-1,000.00

1

300.00

0.909091

272.7273

2

400.00

0.826446

330.5785

3

600.00

0.751315

450.7889

Total PV = NPV =

54.09