| | Solution: |
| | Initial investment | $ 2,000,000.00 |
| | Savings every year | $ 500,000.00 |
| | Time | $ 10.00 |
| | Cost of Capital | $ 0.14 |
| | | $ - 0 | $ 1.00 | $ 2.00 | $ 3.00 | $ 4.00 | $ 5.00 | $ 6.00 | $ 7.00 | $ 8.00 | $ 9.00 | $ 10.00 |
| | Initial Investment | $ (2,000,000.00) |
| | Savings | | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 |
| | Net Cash flows | $ (2,000,000.00) | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 |
| | Cumulative Cash flows | $ (2,000,000.00) | $ (1,500,000.00) | $ (1,000,000.00) | $ (500,000.00) | $ - 0 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 1,000,000.00 | $ 1,500,000.00 | $ 2,000,000.00 | $ 2,500,000.00 | $ 3,000,000.00 |
| | PVF @ 14% | $ 1.00 | $ 0.88 | $ 0.77 | $ 0.67 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.27 |
| | Present value | $ (2,000,000.00) | $ 438,596.49 | $ 384,733.76 | $ 337,485.76 | $ 296,040.14 | $ 259,684.33 | $ 227,793.27 | $ 199,818.66 | $ 175,279.53 | $ 153,753.97 | $ 134,871.90 |
| | Calculating NPV |
| | NPV = | PV of Cash flows - initial Investment |
| | Present value of cash flows = | $ 2,608,057.82 |
| | Initial investment = | $ (2,000,000.00) |
| | NPV = | $ 608,057.82 |
| | Calculating NPV using excel formula |
| | NPV = | $ 608,057.82 |
| | Calculating IRR |
| | IRR = | $ 0.21 |
| | Calculating Payback period |
| | Payback period = | $ 4.00 | years |
| | With cost of capital of 25% |
| | Initial investment | $ 2,000,000.00 |
| | Savings every year | $ 500,000.00 |
| | Time | $ 10.00 |
| | Cost of Capital | $ 0.25 |
| | | $ - 0 | $ 1.00 | $ 2.00 | $ 3.00 | $ 4.00 | $ 5.00 | $ 6.00 | $ 7.00 | $ 8.00 | $ 9.00 | $ 10.00 |
| | Initial Investment | $ (2,000,000.00) |
| | Savings | | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 |
| | Net Cash flows | $ (2,000,000.00) | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 |
| | Cumulative Cash flows | $ (2,000,000.00) | $ (1,500,000.00) | $ (1,000,000.00) | $ (500,000.00) | $ - 0 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 1,000,000.00 | $ 1,500,000.00 | $ 2,000,000.00 | $ 2,500,000.00 | $ 3,000,000.00 |
| | PVF @ 25% | $ 1.00 | $ 0.80 | $ 0.64 | $ 0.51 | $ 0.41 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.11 |
| | Present value | $ (2,000,000.00) | $ 400,000.00 | $ 320,000.00 | $ 256,000.00 | $ 204,800.00 | $ 163,840.00 | $ 131,072.00 | $ 104,857.60 | $ 83,886.08 | $ 67,108.86 | $ 53,687.09 |
| | Calculating NPV |
| | NPV = | PV of Cash flows - initial Investment |
| | Present value of cash flows = | $ 1,785,251.64 |
| | Initial investment = | $ (2,000,000.00) |
| | NPV = | $ (214,748.36) |
| | Calculating NPV using excel formula |
| | NPV = | $ (214,748.36) |
| | Calculating IRR |
| | IRR = | $ 0.21 |
| | Calculating Payback period |
| | Payback period = | $ 4.00 | years |
| | Least amount of investment |
| | Initial investment | $ 2,000,000.00 |
| | Time | $ 10.00 |
| | Cost of Capital | $ 0.14 |
| | | $ - 0 | $ 1.00 | $ 2.00 | $ 3.00 | $ 4.00 | $ 5.00 | $ 6.00 | $ 7.00 | $ 8.00 | $ 9.00 | $ 10.00 |
| | Initial Investment | $ (2,000,000.00) |
| | Savings | | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 |
| | Net Cash flows | $ (2,000,000.00) | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 | $ 383,427.08 |
| | Cumulative Cash flows | $ (2,000,000.00) | $ (1,616,572.92) | $ (1,233,145.84) | $ (849,718.75) | $ (466,291.67) | $ (82,864.59) | $ 300,562.49 | $ 683,989.57 | $ 1,067,416.65 | $ 1,450,843.74 | $ 1,834,270.82 |
| | PVF @ 14% | $ 1.00 | $ 0.88 | $ 0.77 | $ 0.67 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.27 |
| | Present value | $ (2,000,000.00) | $ 336,339.55 | $ 295,034.69 | $ 258,802.36 | $ 227,019.61 | $ 199,140.01 | $ 174,684.22 | $ 153,231.77 | $ 134,413.84 | $ 117,906.87 | $ 103,427.08 |
| | Calculating NPV |
| | NPV = | PV of Cash flows - initial Investment |
| | Present value of cash flows = | $ 2,000,000.00 |
| | Initial investment = | $ (2,000,000.00) |
| | NPV = | $ - 0 |
| | Calculating NPV using excel formula |
| | NPV = | $ - 0 |
| | Calculating IRR |
| | IRR = | $ 0.14 |
| | Calculating Payback period |
| | Payback period = | $ 4.00 | years |
| | The least savings required = | $ 383,427.08 |
| | Most payment |
| | Initial investment | $ 2,000,000.00 |
| | Savings every year | $ 500,000.00 |
| | Time | $ 10.00 |
| | Cost of Capital | $ 0.14 |
| | | $ - 0 | $ 1.00 | $ 2.00 | $ 3.00 | $ 4.00 | $ 5.00 | $ 6.00 | $ 7.00 | $ 8.00 | $ 9.00 | $ 10.00 |
| | Initial Investment | $ (2,608,057.82) |
| | Savings | | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 |
| | Net Cash flows | $ (2,608,057.82) | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 | $ 500,000.00 |
| | Cumulative Cash flows | $ (2,608,057.82) | $ (2,108,057.82) | $ (1,608,057.82) | $ (1,108,057.82) | $ (608,057.82) | $ (108,057.82) | $ 391,942.18 | $ 891,942.18 | $ 1,391,942.18 | $ 1,891,942.18 | $ 2,391,942.18 |
| | PVF @ 14% | $ 1.00 | $ 0.88 | $ 0.77 | $ 0.67 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.27 |
| | Present value | $ (2,608,057.82) | $ 438,596.49 | $ 384,733.76 | $ 337,485.76 | $ 296,040.14 | $ 259,684.33 | $ 227,793.27 | $ 199,818.66 | $ 175,279.53 | $ 153,753.97 | $ 134,871.90 |
| | Calculating NPV |
| | NPV = | PV of Cash flows - initial Investment |
| | Present value of cash flows = | $ 2,608,057.82 |
| | Initial investment = | $ (2,608,057.82) |
| | NPV = | $ - 0 |
| | Calculating NPV using excel formula |
| | NPV = | $ - 0 |
| | Maximum payment | $ 2,608,057.82 |