Bluestone Ltd has provided the following figures for two investment projects, only one of which may be chosen.     Project A Project B     £ £ Initial outlay   190,000 170,000         Profit for year 1   55,000 15,000 2   40,000 25,000 3   25,000 45,000 4   10,000 65,000         Estimated resale value at end of year 4   50,000 20,000 Profit is calculated after deducting straight line depreciation. The business has a cost of capital of 10%. a) Calculate the payback period, net present value and accounting rate of return for each project, and provide brief recommendations as to what project needs to be chosen based on the following: The Payback Period. The Accounting Rate of Return/Return on Capital Employed. The Net Present Value.

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Bluestone Ltd has provided the following figures for two investment projects, only one of which may be chosen.

    Project A Project B
    £ £
Initial outlay   190,000 170,000
       
Profit for year 1   55,000 15,000
2   40,000 25,000
3   25,000 45,000
4   10,000 65,000
       
Estimated resale value at end of year 4   50,000 20,000

Profit is calculated after deducting straight line depreciation. The business has a cost of capital of 10%.

a) Calculate the payback period, net present value and accounting rate of return for each project, and provide brief recommendations as to what project needs to be chosen based on the following:

  1. The Payback Period.

  2. The Accounting Rate of Return/Return on Capital Employed.

  3. The Net Present Value.

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Please calculate the Net present value for Project A and B in the way shown on photo (only shown as example). And explain how it has been calculated

Net present value (NPV) @15% cost of capital
Project
Alpha
Cash Flow
YO
-£200,000
Y1
£127,500
Y2
£107,500
Y3
£87,500
Y4
£77,500
Scrap value
£10,000
Net Present value
Project
Beta
YO
-£180,000
Y1
£53,750
Y2
£53,750
Y3
£73,750
Y4
£68,750
Com ala
65.000
Cash Flow
15% discount factor
1.000
0.8696
0.7561
0.6575
0.5718
0.5718
15% discount factor
1.000
0.8696
0.7561
0.6575
0.5718
0710
Present value
-£200,000
£110,874
£81,281
£57,531
£44,315
£5,718
£99,719
Present value
-£180,000
£46,741
£40,640
£48,491
£39,311
coro
Transcribed Image Text:Net present value (NPV) @15% cost of capital Project Alpha Cash Flow YO -£200,000 Y1 £127,500 Y2 £107,500 Y3 £87,500 Y4 £77,500 Scrap value £10,000 Net Present value Project Beta YO -£180,000 Y1 £53,750 Y2 £53,750 Y3 £73,750 Y4 £68,750 Com ala 65.000 Cash Flow 15% discount factor 1.000 0.8696 0.7561 0.6575 0.5718 0.5718 15% discount factor 1.000 0.8696 0.7561 0.6575 0.5718 0710 Present value -£200,000 £110,874 £81,281 £57,531 £44,315 £5,718 £99,719 Present value -£180,000 £46,741 £40,640 £48,491 £39,311 coro
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