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lONDON SCHOOL OF COMMERCE | ASSIGNMENT | ACCOUNTING AND DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES | |
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12/17/2009 |

You are required to provide an evaluation of two proposed projects, both with five year expected lives and identical initial outlays of £110,000. Both projects involve additions to AP Ltd.’s highly successful product range and as a result, the cost of capital on both projects has been set at 12%. The expected cash flows from each project are shown below.

In evaluating the projects please respond to the following questions:

(A) Why is the investment appraisal process so important?

(B) What is the payback period of each project? If AP Ltd imposes a 3 year maximum payback …show more content…

Project B cover money earlier than project A, that is why project B should be accepted. Because money received now is important than money receive in future.

[C] What are the criticisms of the payback period?
Ans. The payback method is not a true measure of the profitability of an investment. Rather, it is simply tells the manager how many years will require to cover the original investment. Unfortunately, a shorter payback period does not always mean that one investment is more desirable than another.
There are also another two major problems with the payback periods rule. First, it does not take into take into account the time value of money. Second. It ignores what happens after the pay back. Because of these two filings, the payback rule sometimes accepted projects that should be rejected that should be accepted.

[D] Determine the NPV for each of these projects? Should they be accepted – explain why?
Ans. NPV FOR PROJECT A AND PROJECT B: * NPV of project A @12% in (£‘000) * Initial outlay £110 Year Inflow PVIF@12% PVCI 1 20 0.893 17.86
2 30 0.797 23.91
3 40 0.712 28.48
4 50 0.636 31.80
5 70 0.567 39.69 Total Present Value Cash Inflow 141.74
Net Present Value = PVCI – Initial Investment = 141.74-110 = 31.74

* NPV of Project B @12% in (£’000) * Initial outlay £110 * Annual Income £40
NPV = PVAkn – Initial

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