simple NPV calculation that combines common sense with its practical implications. The first questions asked for the NPV of a series of cash flows with a discount rate of zero percent. In this instance, investors are not assuming any risk associated with lending the money over the three year period. As such, the NPV will be position as the cash flows are not being discounted. This situation, although rare, is prevailing in our current market economy with interest rates near 0%. The calculation itself…

Figure 1: Cash flow comparison for 15 and 25 year term (NY) 9 Figure 2: Cash flow comparison for 15 and 25 year term (HK) 9 Figure 3: Revenue and Operating Expenses (HK) 10 List of Tables Table 1: List of Assumptions made for NPV analysis 4 Table 2: List of Limitations on NPV Analysis. 4 Table 3: Estimation of Resale value of Carrier @15th year 7 1. Introduction 1.1 Executive Summary Ocean Carriers Inc. (OCI) is an International provider of Marine transportation services mainly focussing on…

present value the net present value (NPV) or net present worth (NPW)[of a time series of cash flows, both incoming and outgoing, is defined as the sum of the present values (PVs) of the individual cash flows of the same entity. In the case when all future cash flows are incoming (such as coupons and principal of a bond) and the only outflow of cash is the purchase price, the NPV is simply the PV of future cash flows minus the purchase price (which is its own PV). NPV is a central tool in discounted cash…

answered 1-Table of earnings before depreciation and taxes (EBDT), Tax, Net Income, … 2-Determine the appropriate discount rate. 3-Make a decision about the feasibility of the project (NPV). 4-What is the drawback to using a six-year time horizon for the project? MBA6- MF Answers to the questions above CALCULATION OF FIRST YEAR SALES: Sales $ Pessimistic Normal Optimistic Highly optimistic AVERGE 1100000 2000000 3750000 4500000 probability 0.25 0.40 0.20 0.15 ($) SALES X PORB 275000 800000 750000…

Net present value (NPV) is a discounted cash flow technique used to determine the overall value of a project or a succession of cash flows (Blocher et al, 2008). See Appendix 1 for a simplified calculation. Belli (2001) argues that NPV is more suitably applied to mutually exclusive projects; these types of projects are those that if accepted, prevent other contending projects to be approved (Mowen et al, 2009). NPV is understood to be an absolute measure, therefore when selecting between mutually…

A net present value calculation is based on the principle that future cash flows are not worth as much as present day cash flows, because inflation devalues those future flows (Investopedia, 2012). This implies that there are a number of factors that influence the NPV analysis. For a given project say a hypothetical new factory many different factors will need to be taken into consideration. One such factor is economies of scale. In general, economies of scale will improve the net present value…

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Advantages and Disadvantages of NPV The net present value method has three principal advantages. 1. It uses cash flows rather than net earnings. Cash flows include depreciation as a source of funds. We already know depreciation is not a cash expenditure in the year the asset is depreciated. Unlike accounting, the field of finance considers cash flows rather than net earnings. 2.the NPV method acknowledges the time value of money. The longer the time, the greater the risk, therefore the higher the…

first question is a net present value calculation. The future cash flows must be discounted, because of the effects of interest and inflation. Those two factors reduce the value of cash flows in the future, so that money received or paid in the future is not worth as much as the same dollar amount paid today. In this example, there is a project, and the cash flows associated with the project need to be discounted. If the final value, the net present value (NPV) is greater than zero, the company should…

Running head: A COMPARISON OF EVA AND NPV A Comparison of EVA and NPV (discuss the differences and similarity of EVA and NPV; why would companies choose to adopt EVA, implementation issues; chronicle the implementation experience of EVA on a real life company). 1 A COMPARISON OF EVA AND NPV 2 A Comparison of EVA and NPV (discuss the differences and similarity of EVA and NPV; why would companies choose to adopt EVA, implementation issues; chronicle the implementation…