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 9%.
What is Project A's payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
What is Project B's payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
What is Project A's discounted payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
What is Project B's discounted payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
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 -1400 600 395 250 300 Discount rate % 9.0% present value of cashflows -1400 550.5 332.5 193.0 212.5 NPV -111.50 IRR 4.72% Cumulative Cash Flow -1400.00 -800.00 -405.00 -155.00 145.00 Discounted cumulative cash flows -1400.00 -849.54 -517.08 -324.03 -111.50 Profitability Index = PV of future cashflows/initial investment 0.92 Paybac period 3 years 7 months Discounted payback period NA