A project starts with an initial capital outflow of RM450,000 in exchange for the following likely cash flows: State of Economy Probability End of Year 1 (RM) End of Year 2 (RM) Recession 18% 150,000 250,000 Normal 60% 350,000 450,000 Boom 22% 550,000 100,000 Assume that the economy will be in the same condition in the second year as it was in the first. The discounted rate of return is 15 percent. There is no taxation or inflation. i) Calculate the expected Net Present Value (NPV). ii) Calculate the standard deviation of Net Present Value (NPV).

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A project starts with an initial capital outflow of RM450,000 in exchange for the following likely cash flows:

State of Economy

Probability End of Year 1 (RM) End of Year 2 (RM)
Recession 18% 150,000 250,000
Normal 60% 350,000 450,000
Boom 22% 550,000 100,000

Assume that the economy will be in the same condition in the second year as it was in the first. The discounted rate of return is 15 percent. There is no taxation or inflation.
i) Calculate the expected Net Present Value (NPV).

ii) Calculate the standard deviation of Net Present Value (NPV).

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