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Notes
The discount rate:
- an interest rate a central bank charges depository institutions that
borrow reserves from it, for example for the use of the Federal
Reserve's discount window.
- the same as interest rate
NPV in Decision Making
If... It means... Then...
the investment would add
NPV > 0 the project may be accepted
value to the firm
T=0 -100,000
T=1 -49701.81
T=2 -32364.46
T=3 2294.51
T=4 4868.51
T=5 16098.62
T=6 16278.29
T=7 23650.43
T=8 35956.52
T=9 19816.38
T=10 29629.77
T=11 46381.55
T=12 52907.69
NPV = 65,816.04
use iteration
Calculation by graphic method
Np = P / NCF
P = investment
NCF = net cash flows (either considering time value of money or not)
Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return
0 -100 -100
1 30 40
2 30 40
3 30 30
4 30 20
5 30 20
Calculate NPV (with r = 10%), IRR, BCR & POT for each project.
Which project is better?