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NET PRESENT VALUE IN MOCK EXAM

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  • This topic has 4 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • May 29, 2023 at 2:25 pm #685389
    M.shallow
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    Able Ltd is considering a new project for which the following information is available:
    Initial cost
    H
    H
    $300,000
    Expected life – 5 years
    Estimated scrap value – $20,000
    Addition revenue from the project – $120,000 per year
    Incremental costs of the project – $30,000 per year
    Cost of capital – 10%.

    Can you explain how to find the net present value
    for this question in the mock exam ..the correct answer is $53610 ..but i am getting $53520 .

    There is no explanation on how to arrive at the correct answer in the mock exam

    May 29, 2023 at 4:30 pm #685399
    John Moffat
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    The difference is very small and will be due to the fact that you will have discounted each year separately whereas it is a little quicker to use the annuity factors (and because the factors in the tables are all rounded to three decimal places it results in slightly different answers).

    It will not be a problem in the exam because either the computer will be programmed to accept a range of answers, or (more likely) it will ask for an answer to the nearest $thousand 🙂

    May 29, 2023 at 7:59 pm #685408
    M.shallow
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    oh okay i understand a bit more now , i suppose i am still confused in understanding how to use the annuity factors because i did indeed discount every year … but now that you explained i figured out how the “53610′ answer was arrived at . thank you kindly.

    May 29, 2023 at 8:45 pm #685411
    M.shallow
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    also how do you calculate the ARR-accounting rate of return is this different from the Internal Rate of return?

    May 30, 2023 at 8:57 am #685444
    John Moffat
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    The ARR is a profit measure and is the average annual profit as a % of the average amount invested.

    However to not worry about this for Paper MA – I must remove it from our mock exam. It is more relevant for Paper FM.

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