What is the net present value of this machine?Ģ1. The machine is expected to generate net cash inflows of $60,000 per year in each of the 10 years. The machine will cost $240,000, will last 10 years, and will have a $40,000 salvage value at the end of 10 years. Fossa Road Paving Company is considering an investment in a curb-forming machine. If Anthony's required rate of return is 10%, then the most he would be willing to pay for the new computer system would be:Ģ0. He estimates that a new diagnostic computer system will result in increased cash inflows of $1,500 in Year 1, $2,100 in Year 2, and $3,200 in Year 3. Anthony operates a part time auto repair service. If the machine has no salvage value at the end of seven years, and assuming the company's discount rate is 10%, what is the purchase price of the machine if the net present value of the investment is $17,000?ġ9. The machine will generate cash inflows of $9,000 each year over the next seven years. Stratford Company purchased a machine with an estimated useful life of seven years. The net present value of the project would be:ġ8. The following data on a proposed investment project have been provided: How much needs to be invested in order to have the desired sum in five years, if the money can be invested at 10%:ġ7. A company wants to have $40,000 at the end of a five-year period through investment of a single sum now. The investment required for the project profitability index should:Ī) be reduced by the amount of any salvage recovered from the sale of old equipment.ī) be reduced by the amount of any salvage recovered from the sale of the new equipment at the end of its useful life.Ĭ) be reduced by the amount of any salvage recovered from the sale of both the old and new equipment.ġ6. In capital budgeting computations, discounted cash flow methods:Ī) automatically provide for recovery of initial investment.ī) can’t be used unless cash flows are uniform from year to year.Ĭ) assume that all cash flows occur at the beginning of a period.ĭ) responses a, b, and c are all correct.ġ5. If taxes are ignored, all of the following items are included in a discounted cash flow analysis except:ġ4. The net present value (NPV) method of investment project analysis assumes that the project’s cash flows are reinvested at the:ī) discount rate used in the NPV calculation.ġ3. Under the net present value method, the investment and eventual recovery of working capital should be treated as:Ĭ) both an initial cash outflow and a future cash inflow.ĭ) irrelevant to the net present value analysis.ġ2. Some investment projects require that a company increase its working capital. The present value of a cash flow will never be greater than the future dollar amount of the cash flow.ġ1. The simple rate of return method is desirable because of its simplicity and the fact that it takes the time value of money into account.ġ0. In the payback method, depreciation is added back to net operating income when computing the net annual cash flow.ĩ. In calculating payback where new equipment is replacing old equipment, any salvage value to be received on disposal of the old equipment should be deducted from the cost of the new equipment.Ĩ. If investment funds are limited, the net present value of one project should not be compared directly to the net present value of another project unless the initial investments in these projects are equal.ħ. When computing the project profitability index of an investment project, the investment required will include any investment made in working capital at the beginning of the project.Ħ. Discounted cash flow techniques automatically provide for recovery of initial investment.ĥ. When discounted cash flow methods of capital budgeting are used, the working capital required for a project is ordinarily counted as a cash outflow at the beginning of the project and as a cash inflow at the end of the project.Ĥ. When considering a number of investment projects, the project that has the best payback period will also always have the highest net present value.ģ. Both the net present value method and the internal rate of return method can be used as a screening tool in capital budgeting decisions.Ģ.