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Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: Year Cash Flow (X) Cash

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Question

Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: Year Cash Flow (X) Cash Flow (Y) 0 –$ 20,700 –$ 20,700 1 9,025 10,450 2 9,450 7,975 3 8,975 8,875 Calculate the IRR for each project. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) IRR Project X % Project Y % What is the crossover rate for these two projects? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Crossover rate % What is the NPV of Projects X and Y at discount rates of 0%, 15%, and 25%? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Discount rate Project X Project Y 0% $ $ 15% $ $ 25% $ $

Explanation / Answer

Calculation of IRR of the projects

Project X

Project Y

Year 0

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

Year 1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

Year 2

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

Year 3

$      8,975.00

$      8,875.00

IRR=

15.57%

15.76%

Calculation of NPV of the projects

At Discount rate 0%

Cash Flows

PVF

PV

Year

0%

Project X

Project Y

A

B

C

A*C

B*C

Year 0

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

1

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

Year 1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

Year 2

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

1

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

Year 3

$     8,975.00

$      8,875.00

1

$      8,975.00

$      8,875.00

NPV = Sum of PVs.

$      6,750.00

$      6,600.00

At Discount rate 15%

Cash Flows

PVF

PV

Year

15%

Project X

Project Y

A

B

C

A*C

B*C

Year 0

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

1

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

Year 1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

0.869565217

$      7,847.83

$      9,086.96

Year 2

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

0.756143667

$      7,145.56

$      6,030.25

Year 3

$      8,975.00

$      8,875.00

0.657516232

$      5,901.21

$      5,835.46

NPV = Sum of PVs.

$         194.59

$         252.66

At Discount rate 25%

Cash Flows

PVF

PV

Year

25%

Project X

Project Y

A

B

C

A*C

B*C

Year 0

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

1

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

Year 1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

        0.80000

$      7,220.00

$      8,360.00

Year 2

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

          0.64000

$      6,048.00

$      5,104.00

Year 3

$      8,975.00

$      8,875.00

          0.51200

$      4,595.20

$      4,544.00

NPV = Sum of PVs.

$   (2,836.80)

$   (2,692.00)

Calculation of IRR of the projects

Project X

Project Y

Year 0

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

Year 1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

Year 2

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

Year 3

$      8,975.00

$      8,875.00

IRR=

15.57%

15.76%

Calculation of NPV of the projects

At Discount rate 0%

Cash Flows

PVF

PV

Year

0%

Project X

Project Y

A

B

C

A*C

B*C

Year 0

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

1

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

Year 1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

Year 2

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

1

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

Year 3

$     8,975.00

$      8,875.00

1

$      8,975.00

$      8,875.00

NPV = Sum of PVs.

$      6,750.00

$      6,600.00

At Discount rate 15%

Cash Flows

PVF

PV

Year

15%

Project X

Project Y

A

B

C

A*C

B*C

Year 0

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

1

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

Year 1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

0.869565217

$      7,847.83

$      9,086.96

Year 2

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

0.756143667

$      7,145.56

$      6,030.25

Year 3

$      8,975.00

$      8,875.00

0.657516232

$      5,901.21

$      5,835.46

NPV = Sum of PVs.

$         194.59

$         252.66

At Discount rate 25%

Cash Flows

PVF

PV

Year

25%

Project X

Project Y

A

B

C

A*C

B*C

Year 0

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

1

$ (20,700.00)

$ (20,700.00)

Year 1

$      9,025.00

$   10,450.00

        0.80000

$      7,220.00

$      8,360.00

Year 2

$      9,450.00

$      7,975.00

          0.64000

$      6,048.00

$      5,104.00

Year 3

$      8,975.00

$      8,875.00

          0.51200

$      4,595.20

$      4,544.00

NPV = Sum of PVs.

$   (2,836.80)

$   (2,692.00)