Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285850030
Author: Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 7MC
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A mid-sized human resources management company considering the expansion plans including acquisition of Company T which is an employment agency supplies computer programmers and word processors to businesses. Company also considering the purchase of Company B (privately held company)

To determine: Percentage of value due to cash flows beyond year 4 and beyond.

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17.    Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: Year    Cash Flow (A)    Cash Flow (B)0              −$291,000        −$41,6001                     37,000              20,0002                        55,000        17,6003                         55,000        17,2004                         366,000       14,000 a) What is the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for each of these projects? b) Using the IRR decision rule, which project should the company accept? c) If the required return is 11 percent, what is the Net Present Value (NV) for each of these projects? d) Using the NPV decision rule, which project should the company accept? e) Why do you think the NPV and IRR rules do not agree on same project approval/rejection direction?
12. The ABC Company is considering undertaking an investment that promises to have the following cash flows: period 0, −$50; period 1, $90. If the firm waits a year, it can invest in an alternative (that is, mutually exclusive) investment that promises to pay −$60 in period 1 and $100 in period 2. Assume a time value of money of 0.05. Which investment should the firm undertake? Use the net present value and the internal rate of return methods.
Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects:   Year       Cash Flow (A)     Cash Flow (B) 0            −$29,000                 −$29000 1                     14,400                4,300 2                       12,300              9,800 3                         9,200              15,200 4                           5,100              16,800   a) What is the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for each of these projects? b) Using the IRR decision rule, which project should the company accept? c) If the required return is 11 percent, what is the Net Present Value (NV) for each of these projects? d) Using the NPV decision rule, which project should the company accept? e) Why do you think the NPV and IRR rules do not agree on same project approval/rejection direction?

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