The following table shows the forecast cash flows for two projects:   C0C0 C1C1 C2C2 C3C3 C4C4 C5C5 A −$1,100 $30 $30 $30 $30 $1,280 B −1,100 80 80 1,100     Now suppose that the term structure is upward sloping and investors demand a higher return on the more distant flows as in the following table: t   1 2 3 4 5 rtrt 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 5.5% 6.0% a-1. Calculate the IRR on the two projects. a-2. Calculate the NPV on the two projects. a-3. Do the two measures give the same ranking for the two projects?

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The following table shows the forecast cash flows for two projects:

  C0C0 C1C1 C2C2 C3C3 C4C4 C5C5
A −$1,100 $30 $30 $30 $30 $1,280
B −1,100 80 80 1,100    

Now suppose that the term structure is upward sloping and investors demand a higher return on the more distant flows as in the following table:

t
  1 2 3 4 5
rtrt 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 5.5% 6.0%

a-1. Calculate the IRR on the two projects.

a-2. Calculate the NPV on the two projects.

a-3. Do the two measures give the same ranking for the two projects?

 

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