Survey Of Accounting
Survey Of Accounting
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780077862374
Author: Edmonds, Thomas P.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 16, Problem 21P

a.

To determine

Ascertain the net present value of each opportunity, and state whether person R should adopt the net present value approach.

a.

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Net present value method:

Net present value method is the method which is used to compare the initial cash outflow of investment with the present value of its cash inflows. In the net present value, the interest rate is desired by the business based on the net income from the investment, and it is also called as the discounted cash flow method.

Ascertain the net present value of each opportunity, and state whether person R should adopt the net present value approach as follows:

Opportunity 1:

Net present value of opportunity 1
    
YearNet cash flow (A)Present value of $1 at 8% [from table 1 in appendix ](B)Present value of net cash flow (A ×B)
1 $55,000 0.925926 $50,925.93
2 $59,000 0.857339 $50,583.00
3 $79,000 0.793832 $62,712.73
4 $100,000 0.735030 $73,503.00
Total present value of cash flows $537,724.66
Less: Cost of investment $200,000.00
Net present value of the project $ 37,724.66

Table (1)

Opportunity 2:

Net present value of opportunity 2
    
YearNet cash flow (A)Present value of $1 at 8% [from table 1 in appendix ](B)Present value of net cash flow (A ×B)
1 $102,0000.925926 $94,444.45
2 $108,000 0.857339 $92,592.61
3 $20,000 0.793832 $15,876.64
4 $16,000 0.735030 $14,700.60
Total present value of cash flows $217,614.30
Less: Cost of investment $200,000.00
Net present value of the project $17,614.30

Table (2)

In this case, opportunity 1is better for the investment, because opportunity 1 ($37,724.66) has higher net present value than opportunity 2 ($17,614.30).

b.

To determine

Compute the payback period for each project, and state whether person R should adopt the pay back approach.

b.

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Payback period: Payback period is the expected time period which is required to recover the cost of investment. It is one of the capital investment method used by the management to evaluate the proposal of long-term investment (fixed assets) of the business.

Compute the payback period for each project, and state whether person R should approve the given project or not as follows:

Opportunity 1:

Cash payback period of opportunity 1
 Years and months  Net cash flows ($) Cumulative net cash flows ($)
155,00055,000
259,000114,000
379,000193,000
1 month (1)

7,000

($200,000$193,000)

200,000

Table (3)

Hence, the cash payback period of opportunity 1 is 3 years and 1 month.

Opportunity 2:

Cash payback period of opportunity 2
 Year and months Net cash flows  Cumulative net cash flows
1102,000102,000
11 months (2)

98,000

($200,000$102,000)

160,000

Table (4)

Hence, the cash payback period of opportunity 2 is 1 year and 11 months.

In this case, opportunity 2 is better for the investment, because opportunity 2 has shorter payback period than opportunity 1.

Working note (1):

Calculate the number of months in the cash payback period of opportunity 1:

Number of months} = (Balance amount of intital investmentTotal cash flow for particular year)×Number of months in a year=$7,000$79,000×12 months=1.063= 1 month

Working note (2):

Calculate the number of months in the cash payback period of opportunity 2:

Number of months} = (Balance amount of intital investmentTotal cash flow for particular year)×Number of months in a year=$98,000$108,000×12 months=10.89= 11 months

c.

To determine

Compare the net present value approach with the payback approach, and state the method which is better for the given situation.

c.

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Compare the net present value approach with the payback approach, and state the method which is better for the given situation as follows:

The net present value approach represents the net cash flow with consideration of the time value of money, whereas cash payback technique neglects cash flows occurring after the payback period, and it does not use the present value concept (time value of money) in valuing cash flows that are occurring in the different time period. In other word, payback period approach measures the risk of the investment rather than the profitability.

If an investor is very concerned about the risk of an investment, then the payback period approach is best for the decision making. Under this circumstance, opportunity 2 is better for the investment.

If an investor is very concerned about the profitability of an investment, then the net present value approach is best for the decision making. Under this circumstance, opportunity 1 is better for the investment.

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