Contemporary Engineering Economics (6th Edition)
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Author: Chan S. Park
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If mutually exclusive projects with normal cash flows are being analyzed, the net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) methods
always
agree.
Projects Y and Z are mutually exclusive projects. Their cash flows and NPV profiles are shown as follows.
Year
Project Y Project Z
0
-$1,500
-$1,500
1
$200
$900
2
$400
$600
3
$600
$300
4
$1,000
$200
NPV (Dollars)
800
600
Project Y
400
Project Z
200
-200
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COST OF CAPITAL (Percent)
If the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for each project is 14%, do the NPV and IRR methods agree or conflict?
O The methods agree.
O The methods conflict.
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For a 12% per year MARR, consider the following two investment projects:
Project A
Project B
Year
Net Cash Flow, BD
Net Cash Flow, BD
-2000
-3000
1
1000
1100
2
700
1900
3
1000
1100
4
700
Determine the following:
a) Based on Rate of Return analysis (IRR), which project would you select? Why?
b) Based on Simple Payback analysis (np), which project would you select? Why?
c) Which analysis method is better to use in engineering analysis? Why?
What do you know about the mathematical value of the internal rate of return of a project under each of the following conditions? a. The annual worth of the project is greater than zero. b. The annual worth of the project is equal to zero. c. The annual worth of the project is less than zero.
Chapter 7 Solutions
Contemporary Engineering Economics (6th Edition)
Ch. 7 - Prob. 1PCh. 7 - Prob. 2PCh. 7 - Prob. 3PCh. 7 - Prob. 4PCh. 7 - Prob. 5PCh. 7 - Prob. 6PCh. 7 - Prob. 7PCh. 7 - Prob. 8PCh. 7 - Prob. 9PCh. 7 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 7 - Prob. 11PCh. 7 - Prob. 12PCh. 7 - Prob. 13PCh. 7 - Prob. 14PCh. 7 - Consider an investment project with the cash flows...Ch. 7 - Consider the investment projects given in Table...Ch. 7 - Prob. 17PCh. 7 - Prob. 18PCh. 7 - Consider the investment projects given in Table...Ch. 7 - Consider the investment projects given in Table...Ch. 7 - Prob. 21PCh. 7 - Prob. 22PCh. 7 - Consider the investment projects given in Table...Ch. 7 - Prob. 24PCh. 7 - Prob. 25PCh. 7 - Prob. 26PCh. 7 - Prob. 27PCh. 7 - Prob. 28PCh. 7 - Prob. 29PCh. 7 - Prob. 30PCh. 7 - Prob. 31PCh. 7 - Prob. 32PCh. 7 - Prob. 33PCh. 7 - Prob. 34PCh. 7 - Prob. 35PCh. 7 - Prob. 36PCh. 7 - Prob. 37PCh. 7 - Prob. 38PCh. 7 - Prob. 39PCh. 7 - Prob. 40PCh. 7 - Prob. 41PCh. 7 - Prob. 42PCh. 7 - Consider the two mutually exclusive investment...Ch. 7 - You are considering two types of automobiles....Ch. 7 - Prob. 45PCh. 7 - Prob. 46PCh. 7 - Fulton National Hospital is reviewing ways of...Ch. 7 - Prob. 48PCh. 7 - Consider the investment projects given in Table...Ch. 7 - Prob. 50PCh. 7 - Prob. 51PCh. 7 - Prob. 52PCh. 7 - Prob. 53PCh. 7 - Prob. 54PCh. 7 - Prob. 55PCh. 7 - Prob. 56PCh. 7 - Prob. 57PCh. 7 - Prob. 1STCh. 7 - Prob. 2STCh. 7 - Prob. 3STCh. 7 - Prob. 4STCh. 7 - Prob. 5ST
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