Question

Lucie is reviewing a project with an initial cost of $38,700 and cash inflows of $9,800, $16,400, and $21,700 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. Should the project be accepted if it has been assigned a required return of 9.75 percent

Answer 1

Answer:

Results are below.

Explanation:

To determine whether the project should be accepted or not, we need to calculate the net present value. If the NPV is positive, the project should be accepted.

To calculate the NPV, we will use the following formula:

NPV= -Io + ∑[Cf/(1+i)^n]

Cf1= 9,800/1.0975= 8,929.38

Cf2= 16,400/1.0975^2= 13,615.54

Cf3= 21,700/1.0975^3= 16,415.20

Total= $38,960.12

NPV= -38,700 + 38,960.12

NPV= 260.12

The project is profitable.