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Investment Appraisal

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 2 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • April 22, 2023 at 9:46 am #683343
    Honsu
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    A company is considering a new project with a life of 15 years. It requires an initial
    investment of $5,000 payable immediately. In the first two years it will generate net cash inflow
    of $2,000 per year receivable at the end of each year. After that its net cash inflows will be
    $1,000 per year at the end of each of the next 13 years.
    The company s cost of capital is 12% per year. ’
    Task 1 6 marks
    Non-discounted payback period (to the nearest year) _______ years
    Net present value (to the nearest $100) $___________
    Discounted payback period (to the nearest year ________years

    For Non discounted payback I get three years and NPV is 8502-5000= 3502
    I am not sure about Discounted payback which i got was 5 years.
    Please help me on this>

    April 22, 2023 at 10:02 am #683348
    John Moffat
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    Why are you attempting a question for which you do not have an answer? You should be using a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA Approved Publishers – it has answers and explanations.

    Your non-discounted payback period and your NPV are correct.

    The discounted payback period is calculated in exactly the same way as the non-discounted payback period except we use the discounted cash flows instead of the actual cash flows (as explained (with example) in my free lectures. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper MA and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    June 19, 2023 at 12:30 pm #687228
    yuueee
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    how did you calculate NPV pls help

    June 19, 2023 at 3:42 pm #687239
    John Moffat
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    The cash flows are a follows:

    0 (5,000)
    1 – 2 2,000 per year
    3 – 15 1,000 per year

    These flows are discounted at 12% p.a. in the way that is explained in my free lectures on this.

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