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sensitivity analysis

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  • May 28, 2015 at 11:41 pm #250029
    chhaya
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    A company is considering a project with the following cash flows.

    Initial investment $11,000

    Varable costs year 1 $3200 & year 2 $ 3200

    Cash inflows year 1 $ 10,300 & year 2 $ 10300

    Cash flows arise from selling 1,030,000 units at $10 per unit. The company has a cost of capital of 9 %.

    Measure the sensitivity of the project to changes in the following variable.

    Cost of capital

    Sir, after calculating NPV I have received an IRR of 19.2%. Could you please explain how to find cost of capital.

    May 29, 2015 at 10:21 am #250119
    John Moffat
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    The cost of capital is given in the question you have typed – it is 9% !!!

    We can afford it to change by up to 10.2% (19.2 – 9) because the NPV starts to go negative,

    Therefore the sensitivity is (10.2 / 9) x 100% = 113%

    (Strictly it is +113%, because we only have a problem if the cost of capital increases, not if it decreases)

    May 29, 2015 at 11:01 am #250143
    chhaya
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    Thank you so much.

    May 29, 2015 at 12:00 pm #250185
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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