Castle Company is considering an investment opportunity with the following expected net cash inflows: Year 1, $225,000; Year 2, $165,000; Year 3, $120,000. The company uses a discount rate of 9% and the initial investment is $325,000. (Click the icon to view Present Value of $1 table.) (Click the icon to view Present Value of Ordinary Annuity of $1 table.) Calculate the NPV of the investment. Should the company invest in the project? Why or why not? Use the following table to calculate the net present value of the project. (Enter any factor amounts to three decimal places, X.XXX.) Net Cash PV Factor (i Inflow -9%) Present Value Years Year 1 Present value of each year's inflow:(n-1) Year 2 Present value of each year's inflow: (n - 2) Year 3 Present value of each year's inflow: (n-3) Total PV of cash inflows Year 0 Initial investment Net present value of the project Reference Periods Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 Period 7 Period 8 Period 9 Period 10 Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Present Value of Ordinary Annuity of $1 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 12% 14% 15% 16% 0.990 0.980 0.971 0.962 0.952 0.943 0.935 0.926 0917 0.909 0.893 0.877 0.870 0.862 0 1.970 1.942 1.913 1.885 1.859 1.833 1.808 1.783 1.759 1.736 1.690 1.647 1.626 1.605 1 2941 2.884 2.829 2.775 2.723 2.673 2624 2.577 2531 2487 2402 2.322 2.283 2246 2 3.902 3.808 3.717 3.630 3.546 3.465 3.387 3.312 3.240 3.170 3.037 2914 2.855 2.798 2 4.853 4.713 4.580 4.452 4.329 4.212 4.100 3.993 3.890 3.791 3.605 3.433 3.352 3.274 3 5.795 5.601 5.417 5.242 5.076 4.917 4.767 4.623 4.486 4.355 4.111 3.889 3.784 3.685 3 6.728 6.472 6.230 6.002 5.786 5.582 5.389 5.206 5.033 4.868 4.564 4.288 4.160 4.039 3 7.652 7.325 7.020 6.733 6.463 6.210 5.971 5.747 5.535 5.335 4.968 4.639 4.487 4.344 4 8.566 8.162 7.786 7.435 7.108 6.802 6.515 6.247 5.995 5.759 5.328 4.946 4.772 4.607 4 9.471 8.983 8.530 8.111 7.722 7.360 7.024 6.710 6418 6.145 5.650 5.216 5.019 4.833 4 10.368 9.787 9.253 8.760 8.306 7.887 7.499 7.139 6.805 6.495 5.938 5.453 5.234 5.029 4 11.255 10.575 9.954 9.385 8.863 8.384 7.943 7.536 7.161 6814 6.194 5.660 5.421 5.197 4 2 134 11 348 10 635 9988 9.394 8853 8 358 7.904 7487 7103 7487 7.103 6424 5842 5593 5342 A
Net Present Value
Net present value is the most important concept of finance. It is used to evaluate the investment and financing decisions that involve cash flows occurring over multiple periods. The difference between the present value of cash inflow and cash outflow is termed as net present value (NPV). It is used for capital budgeting and investment planning. It is also used to compare similar investment alternatives.
Investment Decision
The term investment refers to allocating money with the intention of getting positive returns in the future period. For example, an asset would be acquired with the motive of generating income by selling the asset when there is a price increase.
Factors That Complicate Capital Investment Analysis
Capital investment analysis is a way of the budgeting process that companies and the government use to evaluate the profitability of the investment that has been done for the long term. This can include the evaluation of fixed assets such as machinery, equipment, etc.
Capital Budgeting
Capital budgeting is a decision-making process whereby long-term investments is evaluated and selected based on whether such investment is worth pursuing in future or not. It plays an important role in financial decision-making as it impacts the profitability of the business in the long term. The benefits of capital budgeting may be in the form of increased revenue or reduction in cost. The capital budgeting decisions include replacing or rebuilding of the fixed assets, addition of an asset. These long-term investment decisions involve a large number of funds and are irreversible because the market for the second-hand asset may be difficult to find and will have an effect over long-time spam. A right decision can yield favorable returns on the other hand a wrong decision may have an effect on the sustainability of the firm. Capital budgeting helps businesses to understand risks that are involved in undertaking capital investment. It also enables them to choose the option which generates the best return by applying the various capital budgeting techniques.
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