Rambus Diagnostics has extra funds to invest for future capital expansion. If the selected investment pays simple interest, what interest rate would be required for the amount to grow from $56,000 to $96,000 in five years? The required interest rate would be %.

Jasmine Manufacturing is considering a project that will require an initial investment of $52,000 and is expected to generate future cash flows of $10,000 for years 1 through 3, $8,000 for years 4 and 5, and $2,000 for years 6 through 10. What is the payback period for this project?

Falkland, Inc., is considering the purchase of a patent that has a cost of $50,000 and an estimated revenue producing life of 4 years. Falkland has a cost of capital of 8%. The patent is expected to generate the following amounts of annual income and cash flows: A. What is the NPV of the investment? B. What happens if the required rate of return increases?

Mason, Inc., is considering the purchase of a patent that has a cost of $85000 and an estimated revenue producing lite of 4 years. Mason has a required rate of return that is 12% and a cost of capital of 11%. The patent is expected to generate the following amounts of annual income and cash flows: A. What is the NPV of the investment? B. What happens if the required rate of return increases?

Redbird Company is considering a project with an initial investment of $265,000 in new equipment that will yield annual net cash flows of $45,800 each year over its seven-year life. The companys minimum required rate of return is 8%. What is the internal rate of return? Should Redbird accept the project based on IRR?

A company has an investment project that would cost$10 million today and yield a payoff of $15 million in4 years.a. Should the firm undertake the project if theinterest rate is 11 percent? 10 percent? 9 percent?8 percent?b. Can you figure out the exact interest rate atwhich the firm would be indifferent betweenundertaking and forgoing the project? (Thisinterest rate is called the project’s internal rate ofreturn.)

1) Rainbow Corp. is considering an investment whereby it will invest $100 in a perpetuity that will pay the firm $30 annually forever, starting one year from now. If the firm has a payaback period of 3 years, will it do the project? a) Yes b) No   2) If Rainbow has a cost of capital of 10%, will it invest in the project when doing an NPV analysis? a) Yes b) No

Ariake Inc. is considering a major expansion of its product line and has estimated the following free cash flows associated with such an expansion. The initial outlay would be $1,850,000, and the project would generate incremental free cash flows of $400,000 per year for 7 years. The appropriate required rate of return is 8 percent. a. Calculate the NPV b. Calculate the PI c. Calculate the IRR d. Should the project be accepted? Why? (*You must show your calculation process as well.)

You are considering opening a new plant. The plant will cost $100.0 million upfront. After that, it is expected to produce profits of $30.0 million at the end of every year. The cash flows are expected to last forever. Calculate the NPV of this investment opportunity if your cost of capital is 8.0%. Should you make the investment? Calculate the IRR. Use the IRR to determine the maximum deviation allowable in the cost of capital estimate to leave the decision unchanged.

Ingram Electric is considering a project with an initial cash outflow of $800,000. This project is expected to have cash inflows of $350,000 per year in years 1, 2, and 3. The company has a WACC of 8.05% which is used as its reinvestment rate. What is the project's modified internal rate of return (MIRR) ?