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project that costs $1,800 to install will provide annual cash flows of $530 for

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Question

project that costs $1,800 to install will provide annual cash flows of $530 for the next 5 years. The firm accepts projects with payback periods of less than 4 years.

a-1. What is the payback period of the project? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Payback period                 years

Yes

What is project NPV if the discount rate is 4%? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

No

What is project NPV if the discount rate is 11%? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

a-2. Will the project be accepted? No

Yes

b-1.

What is project NPV if the discount rate is 4%? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

  NPV $

Explanation / Answer

a-1.

Payback period = Initial investment/Annual cash flows = $1,800/$530 = 3.40 years

a-2.

Yes because the payback period is less than 4 years

b-1.

NPV = -Initial investment + Present value of annual cash flows

Present value of annuity = Annuity * {1-(1+r)-n}/r

Present value of annual cash flows = $530*(1-1.04-5)/0.04 = $530*4.4518 = $2,359.45

NPV = -$1,800 + $2,359.45 = $559.45

b-2

Yes, this project should be pursued because NPV is positive.

b-3.

Present value of annual cash flows = $530*(1-1.11-5)/0.11 = $530*3.6959 = $1,958.83

NPV = -$1,800 + $1,958.83 = $158.83