Project based on the payback period criterion

Assignment Help Financial Management

Reference no: EM131185011

Calculate the payback period for each of the following projects, then select your project based on the payback period criterion: Project A has a cost of $15,000, returns $4,000 after-tax the first year and this amount increases by $1,000 annually over the 5-year life; Project B costs $15,000 and returns $13,000 after-tax the first year, followed by 4 years of $2,000 per year. The firm uses a 10% discount rate. Will your decision be different if you use IRR method?

Reference no: EM131185011

Questions Cloud

Fixed retirement income : Assume that your father is now 40 years old, that he plans to retire in 20 years, and that he expects to live for 25 years after he retires, that is, until he is 85. He wants a fixed retirement income that has the same purchasing power at the time he..

Deductions that exceed the standard deduction amount : A person who pays $5,400 in real estate property taxes and is in the 35 percent tax bracket, would reduce the amount paid for federal income taxes by: Assume the person has other itemized deductions that exceed the standard deduction amount.

Is wall street a casino or an investment in future and why : Is Wall Street a casino or an investment in the future and why? Use examples to back your stances? What do you fear the most about Wall Street and investing in the stock market? Have you learned anything in this module that has helped you overcome th..

What is expected return of your portfolio : Assuming that you own all the assets listed below, what is the expected return of your portfolio?

Project based on the payback period criterion : Calculate the payback period for each of the following projects, then select your project based on the payback period criterion: Project A has a cost of $15,000, returns $4,000 after-tax the first year and this amount increases by $1,000 annually ove..

How much would it be willing to lend the business owner : A small business owner visits his bank to ask for a loan. The owner states that he can repay a loan at $2,400 per month for the next three years and then $1,400 per month for two years after that. If the bank is charging customers 10.75 percent APR, ..

What is the cost of equity after flotation costs : On January 1 the total market value of DOS Company was $50 million. During the year, the company plans to raise and invest $10 million in new assets. The firm's present market value, optimal capital structure is $10 million debt and $40 million equit..

Opportunity cost approach : If the defender can be sold for $80,000 today but you decide to keep the defender, what is the proper treatment of the $80,000 using the opportunity cost approach? Explain how Opportunity cost is used when evaluating projects using the opportunity co..

Calculate the payback period-the NPV and the IRR : McGilla Golf has decided to sell a new line of golf clubs. The clubs will sell for $748 per set and have a variable cost of $378 per set. The company has spent $168,000 for a marketing study that determined the company will sell 76,800 sets per year ..

User Account

All Pages