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Nugent Communication Corp. is investing $10,930,700 in new technologies. The com

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Question

Nugent Communication Corp. is investing $10,930,700 in new technologies. The company’s management expects significant benefits in the first three years after installation (as can be seen by the following cash flows), and smaller constant benefits in each of the next four years. Year 1 2 3 4-7 Cash Flows $2,042,000 $5,514,000 $2,681,100 $995,500.

What is the discounted payback period for the project assuming a discount rate of 10 percent? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25. Do not round discount factors. If discounted payback period exceeds life of the project, enter 0 for the answer.)

Explanation / Answer

Solution :

year

cash inflow

discount factor

Present value

cumulative Present value

1

2042000

0.909090909

1856363.636

                            1,856,363.64

2

5514000

0.826446281

4557024.793

                            6,413,388.43

3

2681100

0.751314801

2014350.113

                            8,427,738.54

4

995500

0.683013455

679939.8948

                            9,107,678.44

5

995500

0.620921323

618127.1771

                            9,725,805.61

6

995500

0.56447393

561933.7974

                         10,287,739.41

7

995500

0.513158118

510848.9067

                         10,798,588.32

PV OF INFLOW

                         10,798,588.32

PV OF OUTFLOW

                         10,930,700.00

The answer is zero since discounted payback period exceeds life of the project

year

cash inflow

discount factor

Present value

cumulative Present value

1

2042000

0.909090909

1856363.636

                            1,856,363.64

2

5514000

0.826446281

4557024.793

                            6,413,388.43

3

2681100

0.751314801

2014350.113

                            8,427,738.54

4

995500

0.683013455

679939.8948

                            9,107,678.44

5

995500

0.620921323

618127.1771

                            9,725,805.61

6

995500

0.56447393

561933.7974

                         10,287,739.41

7

995500

0.513158118

510848.9067

                         10,798,588.32

PV OF INFLOW

                         10,798,588.32

PV OF OUTFLOW

                         10,930,700.00