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[QUESTION] [Problem 13.8] The Lake Tahow Ski Resort is comparing a half dozen capital improvement projects. It has allocated $1 million for capital budgeting purposes. The following proposals and associated profitability indexes have been determined. The projects themselves are independent of one another. a. If strict capital rationing for only the current period is assumed, which of the investments should be undertaken? (Tip: If you didn’t use up the entire capital budget, try some other combinations of projects, and determine the total net present value for each combination.) b. Is this an optimal strategy? [ANSWER] a. Selecting those projects with the highest profitability index values would indicate the following: Project Amount PI Net Present Value 1 $500,000 1.22 $110,000 3 350,000 1.20 70,000 $850,000 $180,000 However, utilizing “close to” full budgeting will be better. Project Amount PI Net Present Value 1 $500,000 1.22 $110,000
4 450,000 1.18 81,000 $950,000 $191,000 b. No. The resort should accept all projects with a positive NPV. If capital is not available to finance them at the discount rate used, a higher discount rate should be used, which more adequately reflects the costs of financing.
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