Questions and Answers relating to Finance

A project has an initial cash outflow of $39,800 and produces cash inflows of $18,304, $19,516, and $14,280 for years 1 through 3, respectively. What is the NPV at a discount rate of 11 percent?

2. You are considering two mutually exclusive projects. Both projects have an initial cost of $52,000. Project A produces cash inflows of $25,300, $37,100, and $22,000 for years 1 through 3, respectively. Project B produces cash inflows of $43,600, $19,800 and $10,400 for years 1 through 3, respectively. The required rate of return is 14.2 percent for Project A and 13.9 percent for Project B. Which project should you accept and why?

3.The Dry Dock is considering a project with an initial cost of $118,400. The project's cash inflows for years 1 through 3 are $37,200, $54,600, and $46,900, respectively. What is the IRR of this project?

4. Assume a project has cash flows of -$51,300, $18,200, $37,300, and $14,300 for years 0 to 3, respectively. What is the profitability index given a required return of 12.5 percent?

5.The Green Fiddle is considering a project that will produce sales of $87,000 a year for the next four years. The profit margin is 6 percent, the project cost is $96,000, and depreciation is straight-line to a zero book value over the life of the project. The required accounting return is 11 percent. This project should be _____ because the AAR is _____ percent.

6. Projects A and B are mutually exclusive and both have an initial cost of $78,000. Project A has annual cash flows for three years of $28,300, $31,500, and $42,300, respectively. Project B has annual cash flows for three years of $26,900, $30,500, and $44,900. What is the crossover rate?

7. Project A has cash flows of -$50,000, $29,400, $27,200, and $24,500 for years 0 to 3, respectively. Project B has an initial cost of $50,000 and an annual cash inflow of $26,500 for three years. These are mutually exclusive projects. What is the crossover rate?

8.A project will produce an operating cash flow of $31,200 a year for 7 years. The initial fixed asset investment in the project will be $204,900. The net aftertax salvage value is estimated at $62,000 and will be received during the last year of the project's life. What is the net present value of the project if the required rate of return is 11 percent?