000 3 18‚000 19‚000 4 16‚000 14‚000 5 19‚000 15‚000 6 14‚000 13‚000 Evaluate the above proposals according to: 1. Pay Back Period. 2. Accounting Rate of Return (ARR) 3. Net present value method (NPV) Proposal A is better than B‚ because ARR and NPV are higher than Proposal B 2. There are two Proposals. Proposal A and Proposal B. Proposal A costs $ 80‚000 and Proposal B costs $ 100‚000. The discount rate is 10%. The cash flows before depreciation
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carts using its own funds and we calculate the NPV @ 8%/ year‚ and the second scenario is that RCGB purchases the carts using borrowed money @ 8%‚ payable in 5 years (amortization schedule shown in Question 1). First scenario: RCGB uses own funds to purchase the carts. In this case‚ by comparing the NPV of the Purchase option versus the Lease option (see calculations below)‚ we can see that the NPV (@ 8%) of the Lease option is higher by $9‚826 than the NPV of the Purchase option. Even the tax shield
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CAPITAL BUDGETING MEANING OF CAPITAL BUDGETING Capital budgeting is the making of long term planning decision for investment fixed assets and their financing. Capital budgeting decision is concerned with current investment that will pay for itself and yield an acceptable rate of return over its life span. Hampton (1992) defines capital budgeting as the decision making process by which firms evaluate the purchase of major fixed assets‚ including buildings‚ equipment. It also covers decisions to
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Name #1 Name #2 Date Case #82 Prairie Winds Pasta – Capital Budgeting Methods & Cash Flow Estimation Summary of Case Prairie Winds Pasta is experiencing a high demand for pasta from its customers. The customers demand delivery with in one week with a maximum allowance of 10 days. The facility is running at full capacity - 24 hours a day. Question 1 Define the term “incremental cash flow.” Since the project will be financed in part by debt‚ should the cash flow statement
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(a) For Ranch Hand calculate NPV‚ IRR‚ MIRR‚ ARR‚ and payback period. (b) Based on the calculations in part (a)‚ make a recommendation to Anvil’s management about the introduction of Ranch Hand. 6.4 With respect to investment decisions‚ explain the terms: mutual exclusivity‚ replacement decisions‚ retirement decisions. 6.5 Discuss the difference in the usage of the terms ‘ asset replacement’ and ‘asset replication’. 6.6 The formula to arrive at an NPV for asset replication in perpetuity
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discussing the different posts and figures in the investment plans we have formed a report taking in consideration the different aspects of the two projects. A file in Excel was created to be able to change numbers and do new calculations to find out how NPV
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final selection of a farm by evaluating the results‚ strengths and weaknesses of four investment appraisal methods. The four investment appraisal methods used in this report are the Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)‚ payback period‚ Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR). The results of the four investment appraisal methods may not be similar because of differences in their approaches and calculations. Hence‚ it is beneficial to use more than one investment appraisal method and understand
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illustrate regarding a project’s life‚ its discounted payback period‚ and its NPV? A8-1. a. Payback on this bond is 25 years. You pay $1‚000. You receive $40 a year for 25 years‚ a total of $1‚000. b The bond is not necessarily a bad investment. Payback does not take time value of money into account‚ nor does it account for cash flows received after the payback period. It is more appropriate to calculate the NPV of an investment. Given the risk level of the bond‚ is 4% a fair return? If the
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payback and Accounting Rate of Return (ARR) as they depend on the cash flow and the profit made by this investment‚ the other methods take into consideration the time value of money using a technique called Discounted Cash Flow like Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR). The payback method is one of the simplest and most frequently used methods of capital investment appraisal. It is defined as the period in months or years that is required for a stream of cash earnings from an
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recommendation would be the only scenario where Ocean Carriers sees a positive net present value of the investment—the investment would yield a NPV after 25 years of $977‚267. Scrapping at any year before or after 25 years would be non-optimal. Scrapping before year 20 would result in a negative NPV and scrapping after year 25 would not yield as high as the year 25 NPV. Thus‚ Ocean Carriers should invest in the new ship only if it plans on commissioning the ship for a minimum of 20 years. Assumptions
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