The Drillago Company is involved in searching for locations in which to drill for oil. The firm’s current project requires an initial investment of $15 million and has an estimated life of 10 years. The expected future cash inflows for the project are as shown in the following table.             Year Cash Inflows   1  $            600,000   2             1,000,000   3             1,000,000   4             2,000,000   5             3,000,000   6             3,500,000   7             4,000,000   8             6,000,000   9             8,000,000   10           12,000,000       The firm’s current cost of capital is 13%.     Solution                 Estimated life (years)                         10     Cost-of-capital (r) 13%     Initial investment  $      15,000,000               Year Cash Flow     0  $    -15,000,000     1               600,000     2            1,000,000     3            1,000,000     4            2,000,000     5            3,000,000     6            3,500,000     7            4,000,000     8            6,000,000     9            8,000,000     10          12,000,000 By using cell references to the given datea and the fucntion NPV caluclate the net present value of the project.  Would you accept or  Reject? Depending on whether or not you would take on the project or not based on the NPV's rule.

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The Drillago Company is involved in searching for locations in which to drill for oil. The firm’s current project requires an initial investment of $15 million and has an estimated life of 10 years. The expected future cash inflows for the project are as shown in the following table.    
     
  Year Cash Inflows
  1  $            600,000
  2             1,000,000
  3             1,000,000
  4             2,000,000
  5             3,000,000
  6             3,500,000
  7             4,000,000
  8             6,000,000
  9             8,000,000
  10           12,000,000
     
The firm’s current cost of capital is 13%.    
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  Estimated life (years)                         10  
  Cost-of-capital (r) 13%  
  Initial investment  $      15,000,000  
       
    Year Cash Flow
    0  $    -15,000,000
    1               600,000
    2            1,000,000
    3            1,000,000
    4            2,000,000
    5            3,000,000
    6            3,500,000
    7            4,000,000
    8            6,000,000
    9            8,000,000
    10          12,000,000

By using cell references to the given datea and the fucntion NPV caluclate the net present value of the project. 

Would you accept or  Reject? Depending on whether or not you would take on the project or not based on the NPV's rule. 

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The Drillago Company is involved in searching for locations in which to drill for oil.

The firm’s current project requires an initial investment of $15 million and has an estimated life of 10 years.

The expected future cash inflows for the project are as shown in the following table:

Year Cash inflows

 1     $ 600,000

2        1,000,000

3        1,000,000

4        2,000,000

5        3,000,000

6        3,500,000

7        4,000,000

8        6,000,000

9         8,000,000

10      12,000,000

The firm’s current cost of capital is 13%.

TO DO Create a spreadsheet to answer the following:

  1. Calculate the project’s net present value (NPV). Is the project acceptable under the NPV technique? Explain. \
  2. Calculate the project’s internal rate of return (IRR). Is the project acceptable under the IRR technique? Explain.
  3. In this case, did the two methods produce the same results? Generally, is there a preference between the NPV and IRR techniques? Explain.

d. Calculate the payback period for the project. If the firm usually accepts projects that have payback periods between 1 and 7 years, is this project acceptable? 

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