Calculate the payback period for each proposal. Would the proposal with a shorter payba period be more “profitable" than one with a longer payback period? Explain.
Dividend Policy
A dividend is a part of the profit paid to the shareholder in an organization. The management of the organization has the right to decide the policy for giving a dividend from the earnings to the shareholder. However, an organization is not in the obligation to declare a dividend for the investor. Dividend policy differs from organization to organization. As the management has the only authority to decide dividend rate, dividend amount, and time of dividend payout by considering all other elements that create an impact on the payment of a dividend.
Stocks And Dividends
Stock or equities are generally sold and bought in the Stock Exchange or which is popularly known as the stock market. Stocks are issued in the Stock Exchange for the sole purpose of raising funds for the Corporation or the company itself. Now since an individual has purchased a portion of the Corporation or company, he or she may claim to be a part of the earnings or profit of the company.
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![TLT Ltd is considering the purchase of a new machine for use in its production process. Management
has developed three alternative proposals to help evaluate the machine purchase. Only one of these
proposals can be implemented.
Proposals A and B both have the same cost to set up, but the output from proposal A (as measured by
future net cash flows) commences at a high rate and then declines over time, while Proposal B starts at
a low rate and then increases over time. Proposal C involves buying two of the machines considered
under proposal B. That is, proposal C is simply Proposal B scaled by a factor of two. Proposal C results
in net cash flows which are similar in magnitude to proposal A's net cash flows in the first two years.
The estimated net cash flows, internal rates of return and net present values at 9% and 11% for each
proposal are given in the following table.
Proposal A
-$290,000
$100,000
$90,000
Proposal B
-$290,000
$40,000
$50,000
Proposal C
-$580,000
$80,000
$100,000
End of Year
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$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
$90,000
$100,000
$200,000
12.8%
3
$80,000
$70,000
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$200,000
18.2%
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000
$180,000
$200,000
$400,000
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(ii)
(iii)
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Sum of cash flows
Internal rate of return
NPV (at 9%)
NPV (at 11%)
$79,549
$59,348
$45,064
$20,359](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe68593b4-03f4-47ff-92b8-a7af357e1d51%2Fcd175b3b-4393-44aa-800c-1dda483e26cb%2F9kl4zrk_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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