Calculate the net present value ?(NPV?) for a 15?-year project with an initial investment of ?$15,000 and a cash inflow of ?$2,000 per year. Assume that the firm has an opportunity cost of 15?%.
Comment on the acceptability of the project.
The? project's net present value is $ .
?(Round to the nearest? cent.)
Net present value(NPV) is the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time.
In this question, initial investment = $15,000
Cash inflow for 15 years = $2,000
Assume this cash inflow for 15 years to be an annuity at 15% opportunity cost, and we need to calculate its present value. PV of an annuity is mathematically represented as:
PV = 2000 * 5.8474 = $11,694.74
Net Present Value = Initial Investment Outflow + PV of cuture cash inflows
Net Present Value = -15,000 + 11,694.74 = - $3,305.26
Hence, the NPV of project = - $3,305.3
Negative NPV suggests that the project if taken, will deplete the value of firm. Hence, the firm should not be selected.
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