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A company has recently raised Sh. 15,000,000. The finance director has the task of evaluating a project which has 4 years of economic life and zero salvage value. The expected cash flows are as follows:

Project Year

Cash Flows (Sh.)

 

 

1

5,000,000

2

4,000,000

3

3,800,000

4

   800,000

 

 

Given that company’s cost of capital is 30% and that the amount raised would be used to finance the project, advice the company based on.

i.                 Payback period

ii.               Net present value of the project

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