CONCEPT OF PRESENT VALUE SO IMPORTANT FOR CORPORATE FINANCE? The importance of concept of present value to the world of corporate finance is that present value calculations are widely used in business and economics to provide a means to compare cash flows at different times. Present Value’s definition and simplistic formula used for normal purchases‚ the concept’s importance to corporate finance and why present value is the very first topic taught in finance classes explain that present value is an
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Date: 14/11/2012 52. Annuities: You are saving for the college education of your two children. They are two years apart in age; one will begin college 15 years from today and the other will begin 17 years from today. You estimate your children’s college expenses to be $23‚000 per year per child‚ payable at the beginning of each school year. The annual interest rate is 5.5 percent. How much money must you deposit in account each year to fund your children’s education
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1. How much will $1000 deposit in savings account earning a compound annual interest rate of 6% be worth at the end of the following number years? a) 3 years $1‚191 b) 5 years $1‚338 c) 10 years $1‚791 2. If you require a 9% return on your investment which would you prefer? a) $5‚000 today PV = $5‚000 b) $15‚000 five years from today PV = $9‚748.50 c) $1‚000 per year for 15 years PV = $8061 Select option b
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Net present value In finance‚ the net present value (NPV) or net present worth (NPW) of a time series of cash flows‚ both incoming and outgoing‚ is defined as the sum of the present values (PVs) of the individual cash flows. In case when all future cash flows are incoming (such as coupons and principal of a bond) and the only outflow of cash is the purchase price‚ the NPV is simply the PV of future cash flows minus the purchase price (which is its own PV). NPV is a central tool in discounted cash
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return on their investment‚ calculate the venture’s present value. B. Now assume that the Year 6 cash flows are forecasted to be $900‚000 in the stepping stone year and are expected to grow at an 8 percent compound annual rate thereafter. Assuming that the investors still want a 40 percent rate of return on their investment‚ calculate the venture’s present value. C. Now extend Part B one step further. Assume that the required rate of return on the investment will drop from 40
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Critics to DCF methods Ducht an UK companies * However‚ it is found inappropriate to use DCF methods for investments that have got strategic implications. * There are various reasons for the use of open approach. Since the outcomes of these projects are highly unforeseen‚ according one interviewee‚ the application of quantitative tools is not plausible. Therefore‚ companies tend to apply the rule of thumb methods rather than standardized quantitative models. The justification for not applying
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CHAPTER 2 How to Calculate Present Values Answers to Problem Sets 1. If the discount factor is .507‚ then .507*1.126 = $1 2. 125/139 = .899 3. PV = 374/(1.09)9 = 172.20 4. PV = 432/1.15 + 137/(1.152) + 797/(1.153) = 376 + 104 + 524 = $1‚003 5. FV = 100*1.158 = $305.90 6. NPV = -1‚548 + 138/.09 = -14.67 (cost today plus the present value of the perpetuity) 7. PV = 4/(.14-.04) = $40 8. a. PV = 1/.10 = $10 b. Since the perpetuity
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on the provider´s performance and the variety of competitors. The difference between customer loyalty and customer satisfaction is‚ that the latter is a voluntary binding of the customer to the supplier. (C.Zerres / M. Zerres‚ 2005‚ p.205). Empirical studies have shown that the relationship of customer satisfaction and customer loyalty are industry-dependent. The stronger the competition‚ the closer the observed correlation between customer loyalty and customer satisfaction. Context is quite complex
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Computed Tomography By: Ashley Casella July 20‚ 2010 The department of radiology produces hundreds of thousands of examinations each year using various modalities such as breast imaging‚ computed tomography (CT)‚ general diagnostic imaging‚ nuclear medicine‚ magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‚ Ultrasound‚ and Neurovascular/ Interventional Imaging. I ’m going to inform you of the fundamentals‚ capabilities‚ and advancements of computed tomography‚ also known as CAT
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applying Net Present Value‚ what factors do we include‚ and what factors do we ignore? Use cash flows not accounting income Ignore * sunk costs * financing costs Include * opportunity costs * side effects * working capital * taxation * inflation 2. Practice Questions a) After spending $3 million on research‚ Better Mousetraps has developed a new trap. The project requires an initial investment in plant and equipment of $6 million. This investment will be depreciated
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