A firm purchased a computer for 1500 EUR; the computer is used for 4 years and is then sold for 500 EUR. Annual disbursement for operating, maintenance, and software costs equals 500 EUR/year over the 4 - year period. The anual savings by using this computer is 1500 EUR/year. On the basis of a 10% MARR, determine if the decision to buy the analog computer was economically sound. Use the following measures of investment worth: a) Net Present Value (Present Worth); b) Internal Rate of Return (IRR); c) External Rate of Return (ERR); d) Simple Payback Period.
Risk and return
Before understanding the concept of Risk and Return in Financial Management, understanding the two-concept Risk and return individually is necessary.
Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital asset pricing model, also known as CAPM, shows the relationship between the expected return of the investment and the market at risk. This concept is basically used particularly in the case of stocks or shares. It is also used across finance for pricing assets that have higher risk identity and for evaluating the expected returns for the assets given the risk of those assets and also the cost of capital.
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c) External Rate of Return (ERR);
d) Simple Payback Period
![A firm purchased a computer for 1500 EUR; the computer is used for 4 years and is then sold
for 500 EUR.
Annual disbursement for operating, maintenance, and software costs equals 500 EUR/year over
the 4 – year period.
The anual savings by using this computer is 1500 EUR/year.
On the basis of a 10% MARR, determine if the decision to buy the analog computer was
economically sound.
Use the following measures of investment worth:
a) Net Present Value (Present Worth);
b) Internal Rate of Return (IRR);
c) External Rate of Return (ERR);
d) Simple Payback Period.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2a1661cb-38bf-430a-a643-aa5b1f321fbd%2F95e8d01c-d319-47b9-b327-1ba21ad3405e%2Fogctw7e_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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