Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861759
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
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Chapter 5, Problem 18QP
Comparing Investment Criteria Consider the following cash flows of two mutually exclusive projects for Tokyo Rubber Company. Assume the discount rate for both projects is 8 percent.
| Year | Dry Prepreg | Solvent Prepreg |
| 0 | –$1,700,000 | –$750,000 |
| 1 | 1,100,000 | 375,000 |
| 2 | 900,000 | 600,000 |
| 3 | 750,000 | 390,000 |
- a. Based on the payback period, which project should be taken?
- b. Based on the
NPV , which project should be taken? - c. Based on the JRR, which project should be taken?
- d. Based on this analysis, is incremental
IRR analysis necessary? If yes, please conduct the analysis.
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18. Comparing Investment Criteria Consider the following cash flows of two mutually exclusive projects for Tokyo Rubber Company.
Assume the discount rate for both projects is 8 percent.
Year
0
1
2
3
Dry Prepreg
-$1,800,000
1,080,000
840,000
870,000
Solvent Prepreg
-$715,000
380,000
627,000
396,000
a. Based on the payback period, which project should be taken?
b. Based on the NPV, which project should be taken?
c. Based on the IRR, which project should be taken?
d. Based on this analysis, is incremental IRR analysis necessary? If yes, please conduct the analysis.
Chapter 5 Solutions
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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