Q16) Salalah company management is considering three competing investment Projects A, B and C. Project A Project C 1000 300 Year Project B 1000 275 275 275 Initial Investment 1 1000 250 250 300 300 3 4 250 250 250 275 275 300 300 Assume a discount Rate of 3% Required: Use the information below and help the management in choosing the most desirable Project using the following techniques: a) Payback period b) Discounted Payback Period c) Net Present value
Cost of Capital
Shareholders and investors who invest into the capital of the firm desire to have a suitable return on their investment funding. The cost of capital reflects what shareholders expect. It is a discount rate for converting expected cash flow into present cash flow.
Capital Structure
Capital structure is the combination of debt and equity employed by an organization in order to take care of its operations. It is an important concept in corporate finance and is expressed in the form of a debt-equity ratio.
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital is a tool used for calculating the cost of capital for a firm wherein proportional weightage is assigned to each category of capital. It can also be defined as the average amount that a firm needs to pay its stakeholders and for its security to finance the assets. The most commonly used sources of capital include common stocks, bonds, long-term debts, etc. The increase in weighted average cost of capital is an indicator of a decrease in the valuation of a firm and an increase in its risk.
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