Play Club is a famous Club which is in Grand Baie, the management is considering which, if any, of four independent projects to undertake. The forecast cash flows for each project are listed below; receipts arise at the end of each year. Net cash flows(‘000) Project     Immediate outlay      Year 1      Year 2      Year 3 Chak         -2,500                +1,000      +1,000      +1,000 Chop          -1,000               +100        +1400        0 Chol          -1,000               +800        +600         0 Chov          -4,000                0           0          +5,000   The company faces a perfect capital market, in which the interest rate for the projects risk level is 10% REQUIRED: Using the NPV (Net Present Value) decision rule, indicate which projects the company should accept. State clearly the reasons for your decisions.   Estimate the (IRR) Internal Rate of Return of projects Chop and Chol. Would it be valid to choose between projects Chop and Chol on the basis of their expected IRR’s? If not present revised calculations so that the internal rate of return method and the method you have used in (a), lead to the same, unambiguous conclusions.   (c) In practice, the IRR method has been observed to be far more widely used than Net Present Value. Suggest reasons for this relative popularity. Why might the supposed superiority of NPV be an illusion or an irrelevant in reality?

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Play Club is a famous Club which is in Grand Baie, the management is considering which, if any, of four independent projects to undertake. The forecast cash flows for each project are listed below; receipts arise at the end of each year.

Net cash flows(‘000)

Project     Immediate outlay      Year 1      Year 2      Year 3

Chak         -2,500                +1,000      +1,000      +1,000 Chop          -1,000               +100        +1400        0

Chol          -1,000               +800        +600         0

Chov          -4,000                0           0          +5,000

 

The company faces a perfect capital market, in which the interest rate for the projects risk level is 10% REQUIRED:

  • Using the NPV (Net Present Value) decision rule, indicate which projects the company should accept. State clearly the reasons for your decisions.

 

  • Estimate the (IRR) Internal Rate of Return of projects Chop and Chol. Would it be valid to choose between projects Chop and Chol on the basis of their expected IRR’s? If not present revised calculations so that the internal rate of return method and the method you have used in (a), lead to the same, unambiguous conclusions.

 

(c) In practice, the IRR method has been observed to be far more widely used than Net Present Value. Suggest reasons for this relative popularity. Why might the supposed superiority of NPV be an illusion or an irrelevant in reality?

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