J. B. hopes to invest in a project with the following cash outlays and net annual inflows:
Question:
J. B. hopes to invest in a project with the following cash outlays and net annual inflows:
Year GHC
0 Investment (131,970)
1 Receipts 50,000
2 Receipts 50,000
3 Receipts 50,000
4 Receipts 50,000
5 Receipts 50,000
5 Sale of Scrap 5,000
Assume the useful life of the project is FIVE years and the Cost of Capital is 15%.
Required:
- Find the Payback period (not discounted)
- Calculate the Net Present Value (NPV)
- Determine the Profitability Index (PI)
- Based upon your results of (ii) and (iii) state whether the project should be accepted or not.
- Why are the Payback Period and the Accounting Rate of Return (ARR) not good methods of appraising projects?
Managerial economics applications strategy and tactics
ISBN: 978-1439079232
12th Edition
Authors: James r. mcguigan, R. Charles Moyer, frederick h. deb harris