Question 3 You are working as a finance manager for Fire Fox Transport Ltd. The company is considering to invest in one of the two following projects to buy a new equipment for their storage which is...



Question 3


You are working as a finance manager for Fire Fox Transport Ltd. The company is considering to invest in one of the two following projects to buy a new equipment for their storage which is expected to boost the company’s revenue. Each equipment will last 5 years and have no salvage value at the end. The company’s required rate of return for all investment projects is 9.5%. The cash flows of the projects are provided below.

























Equipment 1




Equipment 2



Cost



$157,000



$182,000



Future Cash Flows


Year 1


Year 2


Year 3


Year 4


Year 5




67 000


82 000


78 000


64 000


56 000




83 000


94 000


80 000


77 000


73 000





Required:



  1. Identify which option of equipment should the company accept based on Net Present Value (NPV) method?

  2. Identify which option of equipment should the company accept based on discounted pay back method if the payback criterion is maximum 3 years?



Jun 05, 2022
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