Quantitative Problem: Bellinger Industries is considering two projects for inclu
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Question
Quantitative Problem: Bellinger Industries is considering two projects for inclusion in its capital budget, and you have been asked to do the analysis. Both projects' after-tax cash flows are shown on the time line below. Depreciation, salvage values, net operating working capital requirements, and tax effects are all included in these cash flows. Both projects have 4-year lives, and they have risk characteristics similar to the firm's average project. Bellinger's WACC is 12%.
What is Project A's payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
(?)years
What is Project A's discounted payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
(?) years
What is Project B's payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
(?)years
What is Project B's discounted payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
(?) years
Explanation / Answer
Project A
Project B
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Dec-15 Dec-16 Dec-17 Dec-18 Dec-19 Cash flow -1000 650 435 200 250 Discount rate % 12.0% present value of cashflows -1000 580.4 346.8 142.4 158.9 NPV 228.37 IRR 25.18% Cumulative Cash Flow -1000.00 -350.00 85.00 285.00 535.00 Discounted cumulative cash flows -1000.00 -419.64 -72.86 69.49 228.37 Profitability Index = PV of future cashflows/initial investment 1.23 Paybac period 1 year 10 months Discounted payback period 2 years 7 months