Question

Suppose Acme Manufacturing Corporation’s CFO is evaluating a project with the following cash inflows. She does not know the project’s initial cost; however, she does know that the project’s regular payback period is 2.5 years.

Year	Cash Flow
1	$325,000
2	$475,000
3	$500,000
4	$475,000

1. If the project’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 9%, what is its NPV?

$314,973

$426,141

$389,085

$370,557

2. Which of the following statements indicate a disadvantage of using the discounted payback period for capital budgeting decisions? Check all that apply.

A. The discounted payback period does not take the project’s entire life into account.

B. The discounted payback period is calculated using net income instead of cash flows.

C. The discounted payback period does not take the time value of money into account.

Answer 1

formulas used:-

year	Cashflow
0	=-C12
1	325000
2	475000
3	500000
4	475000
payback perid	2.5
initial investment	=C6+C7+C8/2
NPV	=NPV(9%,C6:C9)+C5

for the Q1 $370,557 is an answer.

Q.2 (A). The discounted payback period does not take the project’s entire life into account.

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