Question: Question 4 : Project Appraisal [ 8 Marks ] Jack Pty Ltd is a fishing company in the Eastern Cape. It is considering opening new

Question 4: Project Appraisal [8 Marks] Jack Pty Ltd is a fishing company in the Eastern Cape. It is considering opening new offices in Durban. The NPV of the project is estimated at R12 million. The economy and the market are expected to be average over the next few years. Management believes that there is a fifty per cent (50%) chance that the economy will be average. The board of directors is worried about this uncertainty. As a result, a statistician was hired and has put forward the following scenarios: Economic scenario Probability of outcome NPV ($) Recession 0.05-60 million Below average 0.20-35 million Average 0.5014 million Above average 0.2022 million Boom 0.0532 million Required: a) What is the expected NPV of the project? (3 Marks) b) Calculate the standard deviation of the NPV of the project. (3 Marks) c) Calculate the coefficient of variation of the NPV of project. (2 Marks

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