) A firm is evaluating a proposal which has an initial investment of RM35,000 and has  cash flows of RM10,000 in year 1, RM20,000 in year 2, and RM30,000 in year 3.  Calculate the payback period of the project.    (b) Calculate the Net Present Value for a project whose cost of capital is 15% and initial  after-tax cost is RM5,000,000 and is expected to provide after-tax operating cash  inflows of RM1,800,000 in year 1, RM1,900,000 in year 2, RM1,700,000 in year 3,  and RM1,300,000 in year 4.    (c) Tangshan Mining Company is considering investing in a new mining project. The  firm's cost of capital is 12 % and the project is expected to have an initial after-tax cost  of RM5,000,000. Furthermore, the project is expected to provide after-tax operating  cash flows of RM2,500,000 in year 1, RM2,300,000 in year 2, RM2,200,000 in year 3,  and (RM1,300,000) in year 4.    (i) Calculate the project's Net Present Value.    (ii) Calculate the project's Internal Rate of Return.    (iii) Decide whether the firm should invest or not.

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(a) A firm is evaluating a proposal which has an initial investment of RM35,000 and has  cash flows of RM10,000 in year 1, RM20,000 in year 2, and RM30,000 in year 3. 

Calculate the payback period of the project. 

 

(b) Calculate the Net Present Value

for a project whose cost of capital is 15% and initial  after-tax cost is RM5,000,000 and is expected to provide after-tax operating cash  inflows of RM1,800,000 in year 1, RM1,900,000 in year 2, RM1,700,000 in year 3,  and RM1,300,000 in year 4. 

 

(c) Tangshan Mining Company is considering investing in a new mining project. The  firm's cost of capital is 12 % and the project is expected to have an initial after-tax cost  of RM5,000,000. Furthermore, the project is expected to provide after-tax operating  cash flows of RM2,500,000 in year 1, RM2,300,000 in year 2, RM2,200,000 in year 3,  and (RM1,300,000) in year 4. 

 

(i) Calculate the project's Net Present Value. 

 

(ii) Calculate the project's Internal Rate of Return

 

(iii) Decide whether the firm should invest or not. 

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