Reference no: EM133633023
Question
A small-scale construction company has R100,000 to invest. It has an option of investing in either project A or project B. The information on the two projects is:
PROJECT A PROJECT B REMARKS
R100,000 R0 Cost of equipment required
R0 R100,000 Working capital investment required
R21,000 R16,000 Annual cash inflow
R8,000 R0 Salvage value of equipment in six years
6 Years 6 Years Life of project
The working capital needed for project B will be released at the end of six years for investment elsewhere. The company uses a 14 percent cost of capital to evaluate these investments.
Required:
Which investment alternative would you recommend that the company accept? Show all calculations using the net present value method. Prepare separate calculations for each project.