An organisation is considering a capital investment in new equipment. The estimated cash flows are as follows:  Years                                                    Cash Flow   ($)        0                                                             (240000)        1                                                             80000        2                                                             120000        3                                                             74000        4                                                             40000         5                                                            20000 The capital’s cost of capital is 9%. Required: Calculate the NPV of the project to assess whether it should be undertaken.   Also calculate the pay back period for this project .

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 An organisation is considering a capital investment in new equipment. The estimated cash flows are as follows:

 Years                                                    Cash Flow   ($)

       0                                                             (240000)

       1                                                             80000

       2                                                             120000

       3                                                             74000

       4                                                             40000

        5                                                            20000

The capital’s cost of capital is 9%.

Required: Calculate the NPV of the project to assess whether it should be undertaken.

 

Also calculate the pay back period for this project .

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