NPV = $3818.11
Year | Cash flows | PV Factor @15% | Discounted cash flows |
(a) | (b) | (a)*(b) | |
0 | -15000 | 1 | -15000 |
1 | 12000 | 0.869565217 | 10434.78261 |
2 | 5000 | 0.756143667 | 3780.718336 |
3 | 7000 | 0.657516232 | 4602.613627 |
NPV [Sum of discounted cash flows] | 3818.11 |
Profitability index = Present value of future cash flows / Initial cash flow = (10434.78 + 3780.78+ 4602.61) / 15000 = 1.25
The investment project should be taken up since the NPV is positive and the profitability index is greater than 1. When the NPV is positive it implies that the present value of future cash flows it greater than the investment which means that the project is a profitable one.
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