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Menu My Subscriptions / Courses ACC212:0801-Acc212 fall 2017 / Ch 14 Analysis and interpretation of Financial Stater QUESTION 8 Not compiete Points out of 1,.00 F Rag question Net Present Value Analysis Anderson Company must evaluate two capital expenditure proposals. Anderson's hurdle rate is 12%. Data for the two proposals follow. Proposal X Proposal Y 240,000 $240,000 Required investment Annual after tax cash inflows After-tax cash inflows at the end of years 3, 6,9, and 12 Life of project 30,000 84,000 12 years 12 years What is the cash payback period for Proposal X? For Proposal Y? Hint: For Proposal Y in what year (3,6.9 or 12) will the full original investment be recovered? Round Proposal X answer to one decimal place, if applicable. Proposal X 0 years Proposal Y 0 years Check

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

Proposal X:

Cash payback period = Initial Investment / Annual Cash Flow
Cash payback period = 240,000 / 30,000
Cash payback period = 8 years

Proposal Y:

Cash payback period = Initial Investment / Annual Cash Flow
Initial Investment = $240,000

Year

Cash inflow

Cumulative Cash Inflow

3

84,000

84,000

6

84,000

168,000

9

84,000

252,000

12

84,000

336,000


The Original full investment will be recovered in Year 9.

Year

Cash inflow

Cumulative Cash Inflow

3

84,000

84,000

6

84,000

168,000

9

84,000

252,000

12

84,000

336,000