mgt201 assignment no 1
Suppose, you have been appointed as a financial analyst at a company named
ABC Incorporation, which requires you to think over and analyze two projects
so that a wise investment decision can be made for future expansion of the
business. The details of both projects are as follows:
Project 1 requires an initial investment of Rs. 700,000. Expected cash inflows of
the project for next five years are Rs. 162,000, Rs. 173,600, Rs. 185,550, Rs. 189,850
and Rs. 192,980.
Required rate of return for this investment is 8%.
Project 2 requires an initial investment of Rs. 830,000. Expected cash inflows of
the project for next five years are Rs. 163,000, Rs. 167,456, Rs 172,850, Rs. 177,940
and Rs. 181,550. Required rate of return for this project is 9%.
Required:
Analyze the feasibility of project 1 by using ‘Net Present Value’ method.
(Marks 7)
Analyze the feasibility of project 2 with the help of ‘Profitability Index’.
(Marks 8)
Calculate ‘Payback Period’ of each project and analyze which project will
recover the invested money in less time.