A Project Anticipates Net Cash Flows of $10,000 at the End

question 104

Multiple Choice

A project anticipates net cash flows of $10,000 at the end of year one, with such amount growing at the expected 5 percent rate of inflation over the subsequent four years.Calculate the real present value of this five-year cash stream if the firm employs a nominal discount rate of 15 percent.

• A)$33,522
• B)$38,377
• C)$43,294
• D)$55,000

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Definitions:

Required Return

The minimum profit or yield that investors expect or require from an investment to make it worthwhile.

Net Present Value

An economic measure that determines the disparity between the current value of cash coming in and the current value of cash going out over a specific timeframe.

Internal Rate Of Return

The break-even discount rate at which a project's cash flows net present value is zero.

Present Value

Present value represents the contemporary worth of a future sum or cash flow sequence, discounted by a certain return rate.