Caldwell Corporation Is Considering an Investment Proposal That Will Require

question 104

Multiple Choice

Caldwell Corporation is considering an investment proposal that will require an initial outlay of $804,000 and would yield yearly cash inflows of $200,000 for nine years.The company uses a discount rate of 10%.What is the NPV of the investment? Present value of an ordinary annuity of $1:
$$\begin{array} { | r | r | r | r | } \hline & 8 \% & 9 \% & 10 \% \\\hline 1 & 0.926 & 0.917 & 0.909 \\\hline 2 & 1.783 & 1.759 & 1.736 \\\hline 3 & 2.577 & 2.531 & 2.487 \\\hline 4 & 3.312 & 3.24 & 3.17 \\\hline 5 & 3.993 & 3.89 & 3.791 \\\hline 6 & 4.623 & 4.486 & 4.355 \\\hline 7 & 5.206 & 5.033 & 4.868 \\\hline 8 & 5.747 & 5.535 & 5.335 \\\hline 9 & 6.247 & 5.995 & 5.759 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) $350,000
• B) $402,000
• C) $347,800
• D) $251,667

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Exercise Price

The price at which an option holder may buy or sell the underlying security, as specified in the option contract.

Outstanding Debt

The total amount of borrowed money that a company or individual has yet to repay to creditors, including all principal and interest payments due.

Risk-Free Rate

The theoretical rate of return of an investment with zero risk, serving as a benchmark for measuring financial assets' risk.

Equity

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