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percentage sensitivity to estimate of a cost of capital. with indefinite inflow

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  • This topic has 7 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • August 28, 2018 at 12:52 am #469727
    misbahkiran
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    Dear tutor plz help

    ACB Co is appraising a project with an initial investment of $1 million that will generate net cash inflows after tax of $150,000 per annum indefinitely. ACB Co estimates its cost of capital to be 12%.
    What is ACB Co’s percentage sensitivity to their estimate of a 12% cost of capital?

    correct answer is 25%. as per BPP online mock

    As per my understanding

    in this case if we calculate NPV at 12% and 20% it gives value of IRR =16%

    and then sensitivity is (.16-.12)/.12=33.33

    please tell me where i am wrong? this is part a question.

    August 28, 2018 at 9:46 am #469785
    John Moffat
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    Although we usually use two guesses to calculate the IRR (which as a result is only an approximation), when it is a perpetuity we can calculate it precisely.

    Since 150,000 x 1/r = 1,000,000 (for the NPV to be zero), then r = 150,000/1,000,000 = 15%.

    August 28, 2018 at 5:35 pm #469872
    misbahkiran
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    thank you sir..

    there is one more question related to perpetuity.

    SCENARIO 1

    if a company receives a perpetuity of 20,000 $ per annum in advance, and pays 30% corporation tax 12 months after the end of the year to which the cash flows relate

    at a cost of capital of 10 % what is after tax value of perpetuity.

    1/r+1= 11*20000 . = 220,000

    taxation
    =20,000*.3= 6000*(1/.1-.909) . =(54,546)
    165,454

    SCENARIO 2

    if a company receives a perpetuity of 20,000 $ per annum in arrears, and pays 30% corporation tax 12 months after the end of the year to which the cash flows relate

    at a cost of capital of 10 % what is after tax value of perpetuity.

    1/r= 10*20000 . = 200,000

    taxation
    =20,000*.3= 6000*(1/.1) . =(60,000)
    140,000

    as per my understanding

    1. if tax is paid in arrears following are the rules

    if cash flows occur at the start of the year then tax will be at time T2
    if cash flows occur at the end of the year tax will be at time T1

    2. if tax paid in advance should we need to check the cash flows timings as in arrears like

    at time T1 if it occur at start, tax will be at T0
    if at end of T1 , tax will be at T1

    2. in case of inflation, we use real rate for perpetuity.

    August 28, 2018 at 7:50 pm #469893
    John Moffat
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    Sorry, but you have not said what your problem is.

    Also, everything you have written is explained in full in my free lectures 🙂

    August 28, 2018 at 10:30 pm #469920
    misbahkiran
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    my apologies i forgot to mention at the end

    please check whether my calculation in scenario 1 and 2 for perpetuity and tax is okay as per understanding.

    moreover for tax paid in arrears i understand from your lecture. i wanted to know what if tax paid in advance?

    thank you

    August 29, 2018 at 8:44 am #469958
    John Moffat
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    Sorry but I do not have time to check your answers – you must surely have answers in the same book in which you found the question.

    With regard to tax, it will never be the case in the exam that tax is paid in advance. It will either be paid in the same year or there will be a one year delay.

    August 29, 2018 at 7:50 pm #470044
    misbahkiran
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    thank you Sir

    1.

    if perpetuity received in arrears that mean cash inflow at the end of year and we are paying tax 12 month after the end of the year to which cash flows relate.

    (in this case tax will be paid at T1 and for taxation we use factor 1/r-(year one discount factor) please tell me if i am right or not

    2

    if perpetuity received in advance that mean cash inflow at the start of year and we are paying tax 12 month after the end of the year to which cash flows relate.

    (in this case tax will be paid at T2 and we use factor 1/r-(period 1 and two discount factor) please tell me if i am right or not

    thank you so much for being an amazing teacher for millions of students…for me opentution is a blessing. 🙂 May you get the best reward for your efforts..

    August 30, 2018 at 11:07 am #470134
    John Moffat
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    You are right in both cases 🙂

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