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Exercise 11-10 NPV and profitability index LO P3 Following is information on two alternative investments being considered by Jolee Company

Accounting Aug 11, 2020

Exercise 11-10 NPV and profitability index LO P3

Following is information on two alternative investments being considered by Jolee Company. The company requires a 8% return from its investments. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

  Project A Project B
Initial investment   $ (171,325 )     $ (158,960 )  
Expected net cash flows in:                    
Year 1     54,000         27,000    
Year 2     42,000         61,000    
Year 3     82,295         67,000    
Year 4     85,400         67,000    
Year 5     56,000         32,000    
 


a. For each alternative project compute the net present value.
b. For each alternative project compute the profitability index. If the company can only select one project, which should it choose?

Expert Solution

(a)-Net Present Value of Project-A and Project-B

 

Net Present Value (NPV) of Project-A

Year

Annual cash flows ($)

Present Value Factor (PVF) at 8.00%

Present Value of annual cash flows ($)

[Annual cash flow x PVF]

 

 

 

 

1

54,000

0.9259

49,998.60

2

42,000

0.8573

36,006.60

3

82,295

0.7938

65,325.77

4

85,400

0.7350

62,769.00

5

56,000

0.6806

38,113.60

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

44,627

 

 

 

 

 

Net Present Value (NPV) = Present value of annual cash inflows – Present Value of cash outflows

= $252,213.57 - $171,325

= $80,888.57

 

Net Present Value (NPV) of Project-B

Year

Annual cash flows ($)

Present Value Factor (PVF) at 8.00%

Present Value of annual cash flows ($)

[Annual cash flow x PVF]

 

 

 

 

1

27,000

0.9259

24,999.30

2

61,000

0.8573

52,295.30

3

67,000

0.7938

53,184.60

4

67,000

0.7350

49,245.00

5

32,000

0.6806

21,779.20

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

44,627

 

 

 

 

 

Net Present Value (NPV) = Present value of annual cash inflows – Present Value of cash outflows

= $201,503.40 - $158,960

= $42,543.40

 

(b)-Profitability Index (PI) for Project-A and Project-B

 

Profitability Index for Project-A

Profitability Index = Present value of annual cash inflows / Present Value of cash outflows

= $252,213.57 / $171,325

= 1.47

 

Profitability Index for Project-B

Profitability Index = Present value of annual cash inflows / Present Value of cash outflows

= $201,503.40 / $158,960

= 1.27

 

DECISION

Company should select the PROJECT-A, since it has the higher NPV and the higher Profitability as compared to Project-B.

 

NOTE    

The Formula for calculating the Present Value Factor is [1/(1 + r)n], Where “r” is the Discount/Interest Rate and “n” is the number of years.

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