CreditCard Ltd, an credit card processor is considering the selection of one from two mutually exclusive investment projects (A and B), each with an estimated five-year life. The Project A requires initial investment of £1,000,000 and is forecast to generate annual cash flows of £300,000. Its estimated residual value after five years is £100,000. The Project B costs £120,000 with a forecast scrap value of £10,000. The Project B should generate annual cash flows of £40,000. The company operates a straight-line depreciation policy and discounts cash flows at 15 per cent p.a. CreditCard Ltd uses four investment appraisal techniques: payback period, net present value, internal rate of return and accounting rate of return (i.e. average accounting profit to average value of investment). A. NPV of Project A is 5,600 B. NPV of Project A is 55,300 C. NPV of Project A is 49,700 D. NPV of Project A is 19,050
CreditCard Ltd, an credit card processor is considering the selection of one from two mutually exclusive investment projects (A and B), each with an estimated five-year life. The Project A requires initial investment of £1,000,000 and is
CreditCard Ltd uses four investment appraisal techniques: payback period,
| A. |
NPV of Project A is 5,600 |
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| B. |
NPV of Project A is 55,300 |
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| C. |
NPV of Project A is 49,700 |
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| D. |
NPV of Project A is 19,050 |
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