Contents
1. Assignment Part A
Prepare the case, with recommendations to be presented to the Board of Directors of ProGen. Assess the viability of the project using the NPV, IRR, and Payback methods.
2. Assignment Part B
“The IRR rule is redundant as an investment criterion because the NPV rule always dominates. Discuss this statement giving examples where possible.
3. Conclusion
“The IRR rule is redundant as an investment criterion because the net present value (NPV) rule always dominates it.”
4. Bibliography
References
Assignment Part A
This report evaluates the viability for marketing and distribution of genetically
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• Assume no inflation
• Assume discount rate of 11%
|Discount rate |11% | | |
|0 |(650) |(650) | |
|1 |(1935) |(2,585) |1 |
|2 |(664) |(3,299) |1 |
|3 |(240) |(3489) |1 |
|4 |1414 |(2075) |1 |
|5 |2,500 |425 |0.8 |
Sensitivity Analysis
A discount rate or over 14.7 % would result in a negative NPV
A reduction in net cash over £115m per annum over 5 years would result in a zero NPV
NPV = - 650 + 1773 + 622 + 217 + 1240 + 2122 = 0
1.11 (1.11)2 (1.11)3 (1.11)4 (1.11)5
IRR = - 650 + 1773 + 622 + 217
Free cash flows of the project for next five years can be calculated by adding depreciation values and subtracting changes in working capital from net income. In 2010, there will be a cash outflow of $2.2 million as capital expenditure. In 2011, there will be an additional one time cash outflow of $300,000 as an advertising expense. Using net free cash flow values for next five years and discount rate for discounting, NPV for the project comes out to be $2907, 100. The rate of return at which net present value becomes zero i.e.
By computing the highest discount rate at which a project will have a positive NPV, the IRR method is supposed to assure that the actual rate of return on an accepted project is higher than the required rate of return.
The sum of the NPVs of future cash flows (cost savings) with tax savings from depreciation considered:
A financing project should be accepted if, and only if, the NPV is exactly equal to zero.
Net present value (NPV) is the present value (PV) of an investment’s future cash flows minus the initial investment (“Net Present Value,” 2011). The high-tech alternative has a PV of $13,940,554.49 with an initial investment of $7,000,000, so the NPV = $6,940,554.49. This positive NPV indicates to
Genetically modified products has a divergent stance, one claim is critical despite all claims, specialist cannot confirmed any negative side effects with the consumption of the products. It’s the 21th century, changes need to be made to the society so that everyone can continue to have a comfortable lifestyle. The use of GM products created a larger food supply worldwide, benefitted manufactures, and even had a positive impact on the environment.
The genetically modified food debate continued at Davos in such panels as "21st Century Food Fights" and "Should We Be Frightened By Food?" - but it won 't end there, not by a long shot. The GM food debate is increasingly dividing public opinion - and countries. The potential of the new technology seems promising, but it 's hard to know at what, if any, risk.
Under the second case scenario, which the firm is in a tax-free environment, the NPV equals to -$834,638.76
2. The reinvestment rate assumption is the assumption that for the NPV calculation you can reinvest the cash inflows at the WACC and for the IRR calculation you can reinvest the cash flows at the IRR itself. With this assumption you would think that the NPV would be more preferred because the WACC is easier to determine.
NPV and IRR: When examining the NPV and the IRR of the Merseyside project, the numbers were very attractive. It had a positive net present value and an IRR above 10 percent. By these numbers, along with others,
d. Both the NPV and IRR methods deal correctly with externalities, even if the externalities are
The change in incremental cash flow can be examined through looking at the factors causing change
Some believe that maximizing IRR on information security investments is appropriate. This assumption is based on the higher the internal rate of return, the better the firm is doing. In reality, the net present value is more appropriate because it is actually the maximum net present benefits. For example, suppose an estimated security breach loss is $2 million the first year and $800,000 the second year. The amounts are derived by multiplying the dollar value associated
The internal rate of return (IRR) and the net present value (NPV) techniques are 2 investment decision tools that satisfy the 2 major criteria for the correct evaluation of capital projects. This criterion is that the techniques should incorporate the use of cash flows and the use of the time value of money. This makes them viable techniques for evaluating investment proposals.
Internal rate of return (IRR) is the discount rate that makes NPV equal to zero. It is also called the time-adjusted rate of return.