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51. A capital investment of 90, 000 is expected to generate an after – tax cash flow of 50,000 one year from today and a cash flow of $55,000 two years from today. The cost of capital is 12 percent. The internal rate of return is closest to:

  • Option : C
  • Explanation : Enter the following values in a financial calculator: CF0 = -90,000, CF1 = 50,000, CF2 = 55,000, CPT IRR. IRR = 10.74%.
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52. A capital project with a net present value (NPV) of €14.02 has the following cash flows in euros:

Year012345
Cash Flows  -1504040506040

  • Option : C
  • Explanation : Enter the following values in a financial calculator: CF0 = -150, CF1 = 40, CF2 = 40, C03 = 50, C04 = 60, C05 = 40, CPT IRR. IRR = 15.57% rounding up to 16%.
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53. An analyst determines the following cash flows for a capital project:

Year   012345
Cash Flow - 2008065454530

  • Option : A
  • Explanation : Enter the following values in a financial calculator: CF0 = -200, CF1 = 80, CF2 = 65, CF3 = 45, CF4 = 45, CF5 = 30, I = 12, NPV CPT = 0.897 ~ $1.0.
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54. Given below are the cash flows for a capital project.

Year012345
Cash flow   (75,000)25,00030,00030,00015,0007,500
Option  NPVIRR
9,96212.3%
B  5,52115.9%
9,96215.9%

  • Option : C
  • Explanation : Enter the following values in a financial calculator to determine NPV and IRR: CF0 = -75,000, CF1 = 25,000, CF2 = 30,000, CF3 = 30,000, CF4 = 15,000, CF5 = 7,500, I = 10, CPT NPV. NPV = 9962.22. CPT IRR. IRR = 15.94%.
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55. A project requires an initial outlay of $75,000. It is expected to result in positive cash flows of $20,000 for the first two years. Projections for the third and fourth year are $36,000 and $38,000 respectively. Given that the discount rate is 9%, the discounted payback for the project is closest to:

  • Option : C
  • Explanation :
     Initial outlay Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
    Cash flow  -75,00020,00020,00036,00038,000
    Discounted cash
    flow
    -75,00018,34916,83427,79926,920
    Cumulative DCF-75,000-56,651-39,817-12,01814,902
    Discounted cash flow = (Cash flow) / (1+discount rate)^n Discounted payback period =[3 + (12018 / 26920) ] = 3.4
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