As a manager of your company, you are considering to go for a project, with an initial outlay of $200,000. The project has a life of three years and yields (year-end) cash inflows of $ 100,000 in year-1, $150,000 in year-2 and $200,000 in year 3.   What is the net present value of the project if the interest rate is 10 percent? Show your steps. Should you recommend to go for the project? Explain in details.

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  • As a manager of your company, you are considering to go for a project, with an initial outlay of $200,000. The project has a life of three years and yields (year-end) cash inflows of $ 100,000 in year-1, $150,000 in year-2 and $200,000 in year 3.

 

  • What is the net present value of the project if the interest rate is 10 percent? Show your steps.
  • Should you recommend to go for the project? Explain in details.
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