PROBLEM 1

The Gonzaba Clinic is evaluating a project that costs $52,125 and has expected net cash flows of $12,000 per year for eight years. The first inflow occurs one year after the cost outflow, and the project has a cost of capital of 12 percent.

a. What is the project's payback?

b. What is the project's NPV? Its IRR?

c. Is the project financially acceptable? Explain your answer.

PROBLEM 2

Assume that you are the CFO at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. The CEO has asked you to analyze two proposed capital investments: Project X and Project Y. Each project requires a net investment outlay of $10,000, and the cost of capital for each project is 12 percent. The project's expected net cash flows are as follows:

Year Project X Project Y

0 -$10,000 -$10,000

1 $6,500 $3,000

2 $3,000 $3,000

3 $3,000 $3,000

4 $1,000 $3,000

a. Calculate each project's payback period, net present value (NPV), and internal rate of return (IRR).

b. Which project (or projects) is financially acceptable? Explain your answer.