Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
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ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Project R delegates all the development work to outside companies. The estimated
cashflows for Project R are (where brackets indicate expenditure):
Beginning of Year 1
Beginning of Year 2
Beginning of Year 3
End of Year 3
(£150,000)
(£250,000)
(£250,000)
£1,000,000
(contractors' fees)
(contractors' fees)
(contractors' fees)
(sales)
Project S carries out all the development work in-house by purchasing the necessary
equipment and using the company's own staff. The estimated cashflows for Project S are:
Beginning of Year 1
Continuous payments Through Year 1
Continuous payments Through Year 2
Continuous payments Through Year 3
End of Year 3
(£150,000)
(£75,000)
(£250,000)
(£250,000)
£1,000,000
(New equipment)
(Staff Cost)
(Staff Cost)
(Staff Cost)
(sales)
a) Calculate the net present value for Project R and Project S using a risk discount rate
of 20% per annum. Using net present values as a criterion, which project is preferable?
b) Find the internal rate of return for Project R and Project S and hence determine which
project is more favourable using this criterion.
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Transcribed Image Text:Project R delegates all the development work to outside companies. The estimated cashflows for Project R are (where brackets indicate expenditure): Beginning of Year 1 Beginning of Year 2 Beginning of Year 3 End of Year 3 (£150,000) (£250,000) (£250,000) £1,000,000 (contractors' fees) (contractors' fees) (contractors' fees) (sales) Project S carries out all the development work in-house by purchasing the necessary equipment and using the company's own staff. The estimated cashflows for Project S are: Beginning of Year 1 Continuous payments Through Year 1 Continuous payments Through Year 2 Continuous payments Through Year 3 End of Year 3 (£150,000) (£75,000) (£250,000) (£250,000) £1,000,000 (New equipment) (Staff Cost) (Staff Cost) (Staff Cost) (sales) a) Calculate the net present value for Project R and Project S using a risk discount rate of 20% per annum. Using net present values as a criterion, which project is preferable? b) Find the internal rate of return for Project R and Project S and hence determine which project is more favourable using this criterion.
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