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Score: 0 of 10 pts 8 of 10 (4 complete) HW Score: 40%, 40 of 100 pts P10-21 (similar to) Question Help All techniques, conflicting rankings Nicholson Roofing Materials, Inc., is considering two mutually exclusive projects, each with an initial investment of $170,000. The company's board of directors has set a 4-year payback requirement and has set its cost of capital at 12%. The cash inflows associated with the two projects are shown in the following table: a. Calculate the payback period for each project. Rank the projects by payback period. b. Calculate the NPV of each project. Rank the project by NPV c. Calculate the IRR of each project. Rank the project by IRR. d. Make a recommendation Data Table (Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table below in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Cash inflows (CF Year Project A 50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 Project B 85,000 $70,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 Check Answer

Explanation / Answer

a.

1st part:

Payback period: This is the period required for recovering the initial investment.

Project A = Initial investment / CF = $170,000 / $50,000 = 3.4 years

Project B = $85,000 + $70,000 + ($170,000 - $85,000 - $70,000)

                = $85,000 + $70,000 + $15,000

                = 1 year + 1 year + ($15,000 / $30,000) year

                = 1 + 1 + 0.5

                = 2.5 year

2nd part:

Project B has lower payback period. It means recovering is speeder than project A.

The project having lower payback period should be ranked 1st.

Rank 1: Project B

Rank 2: Project A

b.

1st part:

Net present value (NPV) is the difference of present value of net cash flows and the initial investment.

Project A, NPV

Year

CF

Factor (F) = 1/(1+0.12)^n

PV = CF × F

0

-170,000

1

-170,000

1

50,000

0.8929

44,645

2

50,000

0.7972

39,860

3

50,000

0.7118

35,590

4

50,000

0.6355

31,775

5

50,000

0.5674

28,370

6

50,000

0.5066

25,330

NPV

35,570

Answer: The NPV of project A is $35,570.

Project B, NPV

Year

CF

Factor (F) = 1/(1+0.12)^n

PV = CF × F

0

-170,000

1

-170,000

1

85,000

0.8929

75,896.50

2

70,000

0.7972

55,804

3

30,000

0.7118

21,354

4

30,000

0.6355

19,065

5

30,000

0.5674

17,022

6

30,000

0.5066

15,198

NPV

34,339.50

Answer: The NPV of project B is $34,339.50.

2nd part:

Project A has higher NPV. It means higher return than project B.

The project having higher NPV should be ranked 1st.

Rank 1: Project A

Rank 2: Project B

Year

CF

Factor (F) = 1/(1+0.12)^n

PV = CF × F

0

-170,000

1

-170,000

1

50,000

0.8929

44,645

2

50,000

0.7972

39,860

3

50,000

0.7118

35,590

4

50,000

0.6355

31,775

5

50,000

0.5674

28,370

6

50,000

0.5066

25,330

NPV

35,570