A new company estimates that by investing in a new process, it will increase its sales by $2.5 million one year from now and a further $1 million one and half year from now. Assume interest rate of 16% per year, compounded semiannually. Please write formula, use compound interest table for extracting factors, show your solution step by step. a) Draw cash flow diagram b) What is the maximum amount the company can afford to spend now on the new process in order to break even? Compare PP and CP and use first method (determine effective rate per compounding period).

A new company estimates that by investing in a new process, it will increase its sales by $2.5 million one year from now and a further $1 million one and half year from now. Assume interest rate of 16% per year, compounded semiannually. Please write formula, use compound interest table for extracting factors, show your solution step by step. a) Draw cash flow diagram b) What is the maximum amount the company can afford to spend now on the new process in order to break even? Compare PP and CP and use first method (determine effective rate per compounding period).

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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Chapter11: Capital Budgeting And Risk

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