Answer:
a. 4 years and 4.22 years
b. -$31,350 and $27,615
c. Project Nuts
Explanation:
a. The formula to compute the payback period is shown below:
= Initial investment ÷ Net cash flow
For project soup, it would be
= $600,000 ÷ $150,000
= 4 years
For project nuts, it would be
= $900,000 ÷ $213,000
= 4.22 years
b. The computation of the Net present value is shown below
= Present value of all yearly cash inflows after applying discount factor - initial investment
For project soup, it would be
= $568,650 - $600,000
= -$31,350
The present value is computed below:
= Annual cash flow × pvifa for 5 years at 10%
= $150,000 × 3.791
= $568,650
For project nuts, it would be
= $927,615 - $900,000
= $27,615
The present value is computed below:
= Annual cash flow × pvifa for 6 years at 10%
= $213,000 × 4.355
= $927,615
Kindly refer pvifa table
c. The project Nuts should be accepted as it has positive net present value.
