Question

You company requires that all projects yield a return of 12%. You’re the head of a project team developing a new product. The initial investment needed is $500,000 and the expected cashflows from this project will be 70,000 for the next 10 years. Will your project be approved, (generates a return higher than 12%). What cashflow would be required to get your project approved?

Answer 1

initial investment = $500,000

10 cash flows of $70,000

Present value of cash flows = 5.65022 * $70,000 = $395,515.40

NPV = -$500,000 + $395,515.40 = -$104,484.60

The project should be rejected.

In order to approve the project, the cash flows should = $500,000 / 5.65022 = $88,492.13. With these cash flows the NPV = $0.