Question: The following information about two mutually exclusive projects M and N are relevant for requirements (a) to (c) only. Cap-B Company is considering investing in
The following information about two mutually exclusive projects M and N are relevant for requirements (a) to (c) only. Cap-B Company is considering investing in project-M, which will require an outlay of $450 million. The project will have a four-year life and at the end of that time, the equipment will be scrapped.
The project is expected to generate the following annual cash flows:
| Year-1 | Year-2 | Year-3 | Year-4 | |
| Cash inflows | $430m | $330m | $350m | $290m |
| Cash outflows | $220m | $150m | $170m | $155m |
The company has a required rate of return of 10.94%. The company normally has two-year payback criteria.
The alternative project-N offers the following net cash flows:
Year-0 ($450m); Year-1 $126m; Year-2 $158m; Year-3 $221m and Year-4 $252m.
(a) Calculate the (i) NPV, (ii) IRR, (iii) PVI, (iv) Payback period, (v) Discounted payback period for projects M and N.
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