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Carr Company is considering two capital investment proposals. Estimates regardin

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Question

Carr Company is considering two capital investment proposals. Estimates regarding each project are provided below:

Project Soup Project Nuts Initial investment $400,000 $600,000 Annual net income 30,000 46,000 Net annual cash inflow 110,000 146,000 Estimated useful life 5 years 6 years Salvage value -0- -0- The company requires a 10% rate of return on all new investments. Present Value of an Annuity of 1 Periods 9% 10% 11% 12% 5 3.890 3.791 3.696 3.605 6 4.486 4.355 4.231 4.111

The net present value for Project Nuts is

a. $35,830.

b. $635,830.

c. $100,000.

d. $200,330.

Explanation / Answer

PV = cashflow / (1+i)^n

where i = 10% and n is he number of period or year

Year Project Soup PV@10% Project nuts PV@10% 0                   (400,000) (400,000)                    (600,000) (600,000) 1                      110,000     100,000                       146,000     132,727 2                      110,000        90,909                       146,000     120,661 3                      110,000        82,645                       146,000     109,692 4                      110,000        75,131                       146,000        99,720 5                      110,000        68,301                       146,000        90,655 6                                 -                         146,000        82,413 NPV        16,987        35,830