The management of Daytona Industries, an interior design company, is considering a R250 000 investment in a high-quality booking system with the following cash flows:
Year Cash Inflow
1 R 30 000
2 R 60 000
3 R120 000
4 R130 000
5 R160 000
If the company wants to recover its initial investment in year 3, is the investment worthwhile?
Year | Cash Flow | Cumulative Cashflow |
1 | 30000 | 30000 |
2 | 60000 | 90000 |
3 | 120000 | 210000 |
4 | 130000 | 340000 |
5 | 160000 | 500000 |
Initial investment is R250,000 | ||
payback period is between year 3 & year4 | ||
payback back period =3years+(250000-210000)/130000*365 | ||
payback back period =3years and 112 days | ||
the company wants to recover the investment in year3 | ||
but actual recovery period of initial investment is 3 years 112 days, which is in year4 | ||
so, the investment is not worth while |
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